[Wikipedia] Insect Food Source: The inflorescences are a food source for adult Lepidoptera, although they may not be the principal pollinators. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

[Wikipedia] Single Species in Genus, Range, Etymology: Almutaster is a North American genus of plants in the family Asteraceae containing the single species Almutaster pauciflorus (formerly Aster pauciflorus), which is known by the common name alkali marsh aster. It is native to Canada (Northwest Territories and the three Prairie Provinces), the Western United States, and northern and central Mexico (as far south as Tlaxcala).[2][3][4][5] The genus is named for botanist Almut Gitter Jones. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)