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western bog aster

Habit Plants 20–60 cm.
Leaves

linear.

Heads

3–25.

Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. yosemitanum

Phenology Flowering Jul–Aug.
Habitat Damp meadows in oak woodlands and coniferous forests
Elevation 1200–2200 m (3900–7200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; OR
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Discussion

Variety yosemitanum occurs from southern Oregon to the Sierra Nevada of California.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 20, p. 535.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Symphyotrichum > subg. Symphyotrichum > sect. Occidentales > Symphyotrichum spathulatum
Sibling taxa
S. spathulatum var. intermedium, S. spathulatum var. spathulatum
Synonyms Aster ascendens var. yosemitanus, Aster occidentalis var. yosemitanus, Aster paludicola
Name authority (A. Gray) G. L. Nesom: Phytologia 77: 292. (1995)
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