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Ionactis stenomeres, the Rocky Mountain aster,[2] is a rare North American species in the family Asteraceae. It in the Province of British Columbia in western Canada and also in the northwestern United States (Washington, Idaho, Montana).[3]

Ionactis stenomeres
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Ionactis
Species:	I. stenomeres
Binomial name
Ionactis stenomeres (A.Gray) Greene 1897
Synonyms[1]
Aster stenomeres A. Gray 1882

Description

Ionactis stenomeres is a small perennial up to 30 cm (12 in) tall, with a woody underground caudex. The plant usually produces only one flower head, each with 7-21 blue or lavender ray flowers surrounding yellow disc flowers.[4][5]

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