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Label

Accession No. 15813 
Family Asteraceae 
Species Aster spathulatus Lindl.
Collector Information Oliver Hansen  (96)  06 September 2010 , with Megan Hansen
Voucher Senior Thesis Voucher for Henry's Fork and Vicinity Checklist, Block 19, northern Utah and southern Wyoming. 
Geography United States,  Utah, Summit County
Lat./Long. 40°  57' 34.14" N, 110°  23 ' 48.42" W at 9356 feet (2852 m)
Locality Uinta Mountains, NW shoreline of Marsh Lake; 
Ecology lake margins; associated species: Artemisisa tridentata, Pinus contorta. 

Taxonomy


Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum (Lindl.) Nesom
     Aster ascendens var. fremontii Torr. & Gray
     Aster delectabilis Hall
     Aster fremontii (Torr. & Gray) Gray
     Aster fremontii var. parishii Gray
     Aster occidentalis (Nutt.) Torr. & Gray
     Aster occidentalis var. delectabilis (Hall) Ferris
     Aster occidentalis var. fremontii (Torr. & Gray) A.G. Jones
     Aster occidentalis var. parishii (Gray) Ferris
     Aster spathulatus Lindl.
     Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. fremontii (Torr. & Gray) Nesom
     Tripolium occidentale Nutt.

Common Name(s): western mountain aster.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=566344, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Asteridae
                            Order: Asterales
                                Family: Asteraceae
                                    Genus: Symphyotrichum
                                        Species: Symphyotrichum spathulatum
                                            Variety: Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum
                                                

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Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
15950 Achillea millefolium     same section
15811 Achillea millefolium     same section
15816 Androsace septentrionalis     same section
15810 Arnica longifolia  var. longifolia  same section
15812 Artemisia tridentata  var. vaseyana  same section
15818 Astragalus miser  var. oblongifolius  2673 ft. S
15827 Bromus inermis     2673 ft. S
15825 Elymus lanceolatus     2673 ft. S
15826 Elymus trachycaulus     2673 ft. S
15809 Epilobium angustifolium  var. canescens  1401 ft. N
15814 Erigeron eximius     same section
15815 Galium bifolium     same section
15817 Linum perenne  ssp. lewisii  2673 ft. S
15804 Nuphar polysepala     same section
15954 Nuphar polysepala     same section
15953 Nuphar polysepala     same section
15820 Poa alpina     2673 ft. S
15822 Poa arctica     2673 ft. S
15821 Poa glauca  var. glauca  2673 ft. S
15823 Poa secunda     2673 ft. S
15803 Ranunculus aquatilis  var. diffusus  same section
15819 Trifolium repens     2673 ft. S
15824 Trisetum spicatum     2673 ft. S

Locale


Nearby locations from the USGS Geographic Name Information System (GNIS) database:

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Marsh Lake (Reservoir) Summit County, UT 830 ft. N 9341  Bridger Lake 
Marsh Lake Dam (Dam) Summit County, UT 830 ft. N 9341  Bridger Lake 
Marsh Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 955 ft. SE 9351  Bridger Lake 
West Marsh Lake Campground (Locale) Summit County, UT 1451 ft. S 9341  Bridger Lake 
Marsh Lake Campground (Locale) Summit County, UT 2930 ft. S 9397  Bridger Lake 
Bridger Lake Guard Station (Locale) Summit County, UT 2359 ft. E 9371  Bridger Lake 
Bridger Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2946 ft. E 9351  Bridger Lake 
Bridger Lake Campground (Locale) Summit County, UT 0.7 mi. NE 9364  Bridger Lake 
China Lake Dam (Dam) Summit County, UT 1.2 mi. S 9505  Bridger Lake 
China Lake (Reservoir) Summit County, UT 1.2 mi. S 9505  Bridger Lake 
China Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 1.4 mi. S 9416  Bridger Lake 
Stateline Reservoir (Reservoir) Summit County, UT 1.7 mi. N 9108  Bridger Lake 
Stateline Campground (Locale) Summit County, UT 1.7 mi. N 9233  Bridger Lake 
China Meadows Campground (Locale) Summit County, UT 2 mi. S 9394  Bridger Lake 
Sargent Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2.2 mi. S 9692  Bridger Lake 
China Meadows (Flat) Summit County, UT 2.2 mi. S 9403  Bridger Lake 
Johnson Meadows (Flat) Summit County, UT 1.9 mi. NW 9587  Bridger Lake 
Grahams Reservoir (Reservoir) Uinta County, WY 2.5 mi. N 9213  Bridger Lake 
Trail Head Campground (Locale) Summit County, UT 2.5 mi. S 9456  Bridger Lake 
Gilbert Meadow (Flat) Summit County, UT 2.7 mi. W 9666  Bridger Lake 

Links

Taxon Links for species Aster spathulatus  Lindl.

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database
University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

Google Images

External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Aster+spathulatus

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