Canadanthus

Canadanthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Astereae
Genus:	Canadanthus G.L.Nesom
Species:	C. modestus
Binomial name
Canadanthus modestus (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom
Synonyms[1]
Aster subgenus Canadanthus (G.L.Nesom) Semple Aster modestus Lindl. Aster modestus var. major (Hook.) Muenscher Aster sayianus Nutt. Aster majus (Hook.) Porter Aster mutatus Torr. & A.Gray Weberaster modestus (Lindl.) Á.Löve & D.Löve Aster major (Hook.) Porter Aster unalaschkensis var. major Hook.

Canadanthus is a North American genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.^[2] The only known species is Canadanthus modestus, native to northern North America (Alaska, Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan).^[1][3]

Description[]

Canadanthus modestus is an herbaceous perennial spreading by means of underground rhizomes, thus producing large colonies. It has several flower heads, each with pink or purple ray florets and white or yellow disc florets.^[4]

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