Short-rayed alkali aster (Symphyotrichum frondosum) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 9
Special Significance of the Species
This species is restricted to lakeshore habitats in the steppe sagebrush vegetation zone of western North America. As such, its global area of occurrence is very restricted. Our population represents its northern terminus, making it important ecologically, biogeographically and genetically.
No specific aboriginal uses of this species have been found to date.
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