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12-22-2016

Boltonia decurrens

Boltonia decurrens NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

ITIS Reports — Boltonia decurrens ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.Despite having declined over time, several populations of the plant contain many thousands of individuals. Populations vary depending on the amount and duration of flooding that occurs in the area each year. The plant is a federally listed threatened species.

FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.Boltonia decurrens is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names decurrent false aster and claspingleaf doll’s daisy.

It is native to the floodplains along the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers in the United States, where the habitat has been drastically altered, leading to its decline. The plant was once distributed across 400 kilometers of riverside forest from LaSalle, Illinois, to St. Louis, Missouri. As the rivers and riparian habitat alongside them have been developed, the plant’s.

Detailed information
Full Name: Decurrent False aster (Boltonia decurrens)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Flowering Plants
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Threatened 11/14/1988 Great Lakes-Big Rivers Region (Region 3) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Decurrent False aster, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Illinois , Missouri
  • US Counties in which the Decurrent False aster, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Decurrent False aster, Wherever found is known to occur: Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge, Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge
  • Additional species information
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Decurrent False aster.
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/28/1990 Decurrent False Aster View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/28/1990 Decurrent False Aster View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
07/26/2011 76 FR 44564 44566 5-Year Status Reviews of Seven Listed Species: Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
03/30/2006 71 FR 16176 16177 5-Year Review of Five Midwestern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
Date
Title
08/31/2012 Decurrent False Alster (Boltonia decurrens) 5-year Review
04/20/2010 Decurrent False Aster (Boltonia decurrens) 5-Year Review
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