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Accession Number 84831 Scientific Name Aster conspicuus Lindl. View Species Details » Common Name showy aster Family Asteraceae Collected By Russell, William B. Date Collected 1975-08-14 Place Collected North America: Canada, Alberta, Nordegg Place Collected Details Rocky Mountain Foothills of west-central Alberta: ca. 2 km S of Nordegg, on coal mine. Growing in coal spoils on abandoned coal-mined land; subalpine zone. Found in sparce pioneer plant communities. Latitude 52.45 Longitude -116.083333 Max Uncertainty Estimate (km) 2.323