Symphyotrichum pygmaeum

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Symphyotrichum pygmaeum
Symphyotrichum pygmaeum specimen cropped.jpg

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. Virgulus
Species:
S. pygmaeum
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum pygmaeum
Symphyotrichum pygmaeum native distribution map: areas of Alaska, Yukon, and Northwest Territories.
Native distribution[3]
Synonyms[2]
  • Aster pygmaeus Lindl.
  • Aster sibiricus subsp. pygmaeus (Lindl.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Aster sibiricus var. pygmaeus (Lindl.)
  • Eurybia pygmaea (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum pygmaeum (formerly Eurybia pygmaea and Aster pygmaeus) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to north Alaska, the Yukon, and Northwest Territories. Commonly known as pygmy aster, it is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach 1.5 to 15 centimetres (1⁄2 to 6 inches) tall. Its flowers have purple to violet ray florets and yellow disk florets.[4]

S. pygmaeum herbarium specimen

Citations[]

  1. ^ NatureServe 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b POWO 2019.
  3. ^ Semple 2014.
  4. ^ Brouillet et al. 2006.

References[]

  • Brouillet, L.; Semple, J.C.; ; ; (2006). "Symphyotrichum pygmaeum". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 20. New York and Oxford. Retrieved 9 July 2021 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  • NatureServe (2 July 2021). "Eurybia pygmaea Pygmy Wood-aster". NatureServe Explorer (explorer.natureserve.org). Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  • POWO (2019). "Symphyotrichum pygmaeum (Lindl.) Brouillet & Selliah". Plants of the World Online (www.plantsoftheworldonline.org). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  • Semple, J.C. (21 February 2014). "Symphyotrichum pygmaeum Pygmy Aster". University of Waterloo (UWaterloo.ca). Waterloo, Ontario: University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.


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