Symphyotrichum frondosum

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Symphyotrichum frondosum
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Apparently Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Symphyotrichum
Subgenus: Symphyotrichum subg. Symphyotrichum
Section: Symphyotrichum sect. Conyzopsis
Species:
S. frondosum
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum frondosum
Symphyotrichum frondosum distribution map with the following states and provinces shaded in green: Canada — British Columbia; Mexico — Baja California; US — Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming
Native distribution[3]
Synonyms[2]

Basionym

  • Tripolium frondosum Nutt.
Alphabetical list

Symphyotrichum frondosum (formerly Aster frondosus) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to western North America. Commonly known as short-rayed alkali aster,[4] it is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant that may reach 140 centimeters (55 inches) tall.

Description[]

Symphyotrichum frondosum is an annual or occasionally perennial herbaceous plant growing a leaning or erect stem to a maximum height of 5–140 centimeters (2–55 inches). The leaves are a few centimeters long and oval in shape with rounded tips. The stem and leaves are mostly hairless.[3]

The inflorescence is a small array of flower heads containing many short pale pink or lavender ray florets and yellow disc florets. The fruit is a hairy cypsela with a white to yellow-tinted pappus.[3]

  • Symphyotrichum frondosum

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Distribution and habitat[]

It is native to North America in the west from British Columbia, south to Baja California (Mexico), east to New Mexico, and north to Wyoming and Idaho. Symphyotrichum frondosum grows in wet habitats such as marshes and meadows, especially in alkaline or saline conditions.[3]

Citations[]

  1. ^ NatureServe 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b POWO 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Brouillet et al. 2006.
  4. ^ USDA, NRCS 2015.

References[]

  • Brouillet, L.; Semple, J.C.; ; ; (2006). "Symphyotrichum frondosum". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 20. New York and Oxford. Retrieved 4 July 2021 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  • NatureServe (2 July 2021). "Symphyotrichum frondosum - Alkali Aster". NatureServe Explorer (explorer.natureserve.org). Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  • POWO (2019). "Symphyotrichum frondosum (Nutt.) G.L.Nesom". Plants of the World Online (powo.science.kew.org). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  • USDA, NRCS (2014). "Symphyotrichum frondosum". USDA PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 6 December 2015.

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