Gulf of St. Lawrence aster COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 11

Special significance of the species

Gulf of St. Lawrence Aster is an example of an endemic taxon restricted to the Gulf of St. Lawrence (Fernald, 1925; Erskine et al., 1985; Marie-Victorin, 1964; Catling and McKay, 1980). Other rare species are sometimes associated with this species (Houle, 1988a; Gagnon et al., 1995a and b), namely:

Lomatogonium rotatum L. (rare in New Brunswick according to Hinds, 1983)

Calamagrostis neglecta (Ehrh.) Gaertn, Mey & Schreb. (rare in Nova Scotia according to Maher et al., 1978)

Rumex persicarioides L. (rare in New Brunswick according to Hinds, 1983, and in Nova Scotia, according to Maher et al., 1978)

Stellaria humifusa Rottb. (rare in Nova Scotia, according to Maher et al., 1978)

Bidens heterodoxa (Fernald) Fernald & St. John (likely to be designated threatened or vulnerable in Quebec, according to Labrecque and Lavoie, 2002)

Triglochin gaspense Lieth & D. Löve (likely to be designated threatened or vulnerable in Quebec, according to Labrecque and Lavoie, 2002)

There are no known economic uses for Gulf of St. Lawrence Aster.

The Mi’kmaq of the region have no particular knowledge of this species and no Aboriginal name is known. Nor are there any known traditional uses of the species.

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