Symphyotrichum pygmaeum (Lindl.) Brouillet & S. Selliah
Annotated by Carolyn Parker. Remarks: In bad shape; but closest to Symphyotrichum (Aster) yukonensis or S. (Aster) pygmaeus. The latter fits much closer in location and habitat; but this specimen is in rough shape. The blossoms are totally infected with a rust.

Alaska: North Slope: [locality and coordinates withheld; status in Alaska: S2 (Imperiled; AKNHP)],
Arctic tundra on the following geomorphic unit: Meander Abandoned Overbank Deposit, and the following surface_form: Non-patterned, and in the following vegetation type: Open Low Willow. ABR Barcode# 551fefa0-7231-11e7-b15b-8f80dcc95a26¶

Aaron F. Wells s.n., Jul 30, 2017
UAAH, Accession: 11645