Almutaster pauciflorus (Nutt.) Á.Löve & D.Löve

Plants of Arizona
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Aster pauciflorus Nutt.

Family: Asteraceae

Arizona, Cochise County; San Pedro Riparian National Conservation
Area,

Upper San Pedro River floodplain, St. David Cienega, extreme
southwestern end of wetland, N 31° 50.152’ .WHO813.377' 3716 ft.,
Habitat: cienega, very salty area.

Associated spp: Salix gooddingii, Schoenoplectus americanus,
Lythrum califomicum, Cephalanthus occidentalis, Ambrosia
Psilostachya, Sporobolus wrightii, Juncus acrticus var. balticus,
Eleocharis palustris. Aster pauciflorus.

Notes: Perennial herb 120 cm, rays purple, discs yellow, common in
cienega, not found elsewhere in SPRNCA

Collected by: Elizabeth Makings 1260 24 August 2002

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