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Asteraceae

Flax-leaf ankle-aster

Ionactis linariifolia (L.) Greene

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Ionactis

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Flax-leaf ankle-aster: Photo of Ionactis linariifolia in flower. This is a native plant growing wild in Great Falls Park, in Fairfax county Virginia, USA. This species is a member of
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Flax-leaf ankle-aster, Flaxleaf whitetop
Estonian
Käokannuselehine jäikaster

Synonyms

  • Aster fragilis var. fragilis
  • Aster linariifolius L.
  • Aster linariifolius f. lateralis House
  • Aster linariifolius f. leucactis Benke
  • Aster linariifolius f. linariifolius
  • Aster linariifolius f. monocephalus House
  • Aster linariifolius var. linariifolius
  • Aster linariifolius var. victorinii Fernald
  • Aster rigidus L.
  • Chrysopsis linariifolia DC.
  • Diplopappus linariifolius Lindl.
  • Diplopappus linariifolius (L.) Hook.
  • Diplopappus rigidus (L.) Lindl.
  • Diplostephium linariifolium Nees
  • Diplostephium rigidum (Pursh) Sweet

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.