Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

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Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Aromatic Aster - Aster oblongifolius.jpg

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. Virgulus
Species:
S. oblongifolium
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Synonyms[2]

Basionym

  • Aster oblongifolius Nutt.
Alphabetical list

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (formerly Aster oblongifolius), commonly known as aromatic aster,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae native to parts of the eastern and central United States. It is an uncommon herbaceous perennial.[4]

Gallery[]

  • Aromatic Aster - Aster oblongifolius - 2.jpg

  • October Skies cultivar, when not in bloom

  • Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 10587916.jpg
  • Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 10587930.jpg

Distribution and habitat[]

Aromatic aster is found in parts of Kansas,[5] Ohio, northern Illinois, hilly parts of southern Illinois, and on the banks of the Mississippi River and Illinois River,[6] as well as other parts of the central United States. It is found in Missouri, along the Ohio River,[3] and from Pennsylvania to Nebraska to Minnesota to Virginia.[7]

Conservation[]

As of July 2021, NatureServe listed Symphyotrichum oblongifolium as Secure (G5) worldwide; Critically Imperiled (S1) in Colorado and North Carolina; Imperiled (S2) in Wyoming; and, Vulnerable (S3) in Indiana and Ohio.[1]

Citations[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b NatureServe 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b POWO 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b USDA, NRCS 2014.
  4. ^ Burns 1983.
  5. ^ Haddock 2018.
  6. ^ Hilty 2016.
  7. ^ Britton & Brown 1970.

References[]

  • Britton, N.L.; Brown, A. (1970). An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada. 3. Dover Publications. p. 366. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
  • Burns, J. (January 1983). "Aster Oblongifolius Nutt. Shale Barren Aster" (PDF). Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
  • Haddock, Mike (2018). "Aromatic aster". Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  • Hilty, John (2016). "Aromatic Aster Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Aster family (Asteraceae)". Illinois Wildflowers. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  • NatureServe (2 July 2021). "Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Aromatic Aster". NatureServe Explorer (explorer.natureserve.org). Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  • POWO (2019). "Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (Nutt.) G.L.Nesom". Plants of the World Online (www.plantsoftheworldonline.org). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  • USDA, NRCS (2014). "Symphyotrichum oblongifolium". USDA PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 6 December 2015.

External links[]

  • Missouri Plants
  • Petersen, Roger Tory; McKenny, Margaret (1998). A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and North-central North America. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 358.


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