Symphyotrichum phlogifolium

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Subtribe: Symphyotrichinae
Genus: Symphyotrichum
Subgenus: Symphyotrichum subg. Virgulus
Section: Symphyotrichum sect. Patentes
Species:
S. phlogifolium
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum phlogifolium
Symphyotrichum phlogifolium distribution map: US — Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Native distribution[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Aster patens var. phlogifolius (Muhl. ex Willd.) Nees
  • Aster phlogifolius Muhl. ex Willd.
  • Virgulus patens var. phlogifolius (Willd.) Reveal & Keener

Symphyotrichum phlogifolium (formerly Aster phlogifolius) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to the eastern United States. Commonly known as thin-leaf late purple aster, it is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach heights between 50 and 130 centimeters (1+3⁄4 and 4+1⁄4 feet). Its flowers have light to dark reddish-purple ray florets and white disk florets with purple triangular lobes.[3]

Citations

References

  • Brouillet, L.; Semple, J.C.; Allen, G.A.; Chambers, K.L.; Sundberg, S.D. (2006). "Symphyotrichum phlogifolium". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 20. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 11 July 2021 – via eFloras.
  • NatureServe (2 July 2021). "Symphyotrichum phlogifolium Late Purple Aster". NatureServe Explorer (explorer.natureserve.org). Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  • POWO (2019). "Symphyotrichum phlogifolium (Muhl. ex Willd.) G.L.Nesom". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 July 2021.


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