Canadanthus

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

Canadanthus is a North American monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The only species is Canadanthus modestus (formerly Aster modestus), commonly known as great northern aster or western bog aster. It is native to most of Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Quebec, and Yukon) and to northern parts of the United States (Alaska, Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, and Washington).

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