Short-rayed alkali aster (Symphyotrichum frondosum) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 12

Acknowledgements and Authorities Contacted

We would like to thank John Semple and Luc Brouillet for providing detailed information on the taxonomy and genetics of Symphyotrichum frondosum, Frank Lomer for information on the Surrey population, and Malcolm Martin for clarifying the stations. Thanks to Harold Baumbrough for reporting the new station in Penticton, and to Eva Durance for additional site details. George Douglas, Jenifer Penny, and Beth Rodgers provided the key CDC data. Erich Haber provided valuable comment on COSEWIC definitions and guidelines, and Orville Dyer of the Ministry of Environment (formerly Water, Land and Air Protection) provided key information on the species in the Osoyoos area and on legislation. Ted Lea provided valuable comment on protection legislation in British Columbia. Thanks, too, to Orville Dyer, Rose Gunoff, Lorraine Harrison, and Ray Jubb for key information on site management. Funding provided by the Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada.

Authorities contacted

  • Baumbrough, Harold. 2003, 2005. Botanist, teacher. Penticton, BC. New station for Symphyotrichum frondosum.
  • Brouillet, Luc. January 2003, 2005. Professeur titulaire, Conservateur, Herbier Marie-Victorin, IRBV, 4101 Sherbrooke St. E, Montréal, QC, Canada, H1X 2B2;
  • Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. 2005. Vascular Plant Database, Collection Records for Asterfrondosus.
  • Douglas, George. 2002. Deceased. Former provincial botanist, British Columbia Conservation Data Centre, Victoria;
  • Dyer, Orville. 2002–2005. Wildlife Biologist, Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, Penticton, Suite 201, 3547 Skaha Lake Road, Penticton, BC, Canada, V2A 7K2;
  • Gunoff, Rose. January 8, 2003. Area Supervisor, South Okanagan Protected Areas, Environmental Stewardship Division, Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, Suite 201, 3547 Skaha Lake Road, Penticton, BC, Canada, V2A 7K2;
  • Haber, Erich. 2003. National Botanical Services, 608 Wavell Avenue, Ottawa ON, K2A 3A8;
  • Harrison, Lorraine. January 8, 2003, Chair of the Parks and Recreation Division, Okanagan Falls, 101 Martin Street, Penticton, BC, Canada, V2A 5J9;
  • Jubb, Ray. January 15, 2003, Senior Flood Hazard Officer, Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, Suite 201, 3547 Skaha Lake Road, Penticton, BC, Canada, V2A 7K2;
  • Lea, Ted. 2002. Unit Head/Provincial Ecology Correlator, Vegetation Ecologist, Biodiversity Branch, BC Ministry of Environment (formerly Water, Land and Air Protection), 780 Blanshard Street, Victoria, BC, Canada, V8V 1X4;
  • Lomer, Frank. December 18, 2002, 2003, Honorary Research Associate, UBC Herbarium, Department of Botany, 3529-6270 University Blvd, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z4;
  • Martin, Malcolm. 2002. Personal communication. Field Botanist. Vernon, BC.
  • Penny, Jennifer. 2003. Botanist, B.C. Conservation Data Centre, Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management, P.O. Box 9993, Station Provincial Government, Victoria, BC. V8W 9R7;
  • Rogers, Beth. 2002. Data manager,B.C. Conservation Data Centre, Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management, P.O. Box 9993, Station Provincial Government, Victoria, BC. V8W 9R7;
  • Semple, John. January 2, 2003, Director of the WAT Herbarium,Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, N2L 3G1.

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