Ionactis stenomeres, the Rocky Mountain aster, is a rare North American species in the family Asteraceae. It occurs in the Province of British Columbia in western Canada and also in the northwestern United States (Washington, Idaho, Montana).
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Rocky Mountain Aster being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Ionactis
- Species
- Ionactis stenomeres
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