Symphyotrichum tenuifolium

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Symphyotrichum tenuifolium
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Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Subtribe: Symphyotrichinae
Genus: Symphyotrichum
Subgenus: Symphyotrichum subg. Astropolium
Species:
S. tenuifolium
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum tenuifolium
Varieties[2]
  • S. tenuifolium var. tenuifolium
  • S. tenuifolium var. aphyllum ()
Symphyotrichum tenuifolium distribution map: Bahamas, Cuba, and US (Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia).
Native distribution[2]
Synonyms[2]

Basionym

  • Aster tenuifolius L.
Alphabetical list
    • Aster flexuosus Nutt.
    • Aster junceus Nees
    • Aster polyphyllus Pursh ex DC.
    • Aster recurvatus Nees
    • Aster tripolium Walter
    • Aster virgatus Moench
    • Fimbristima flexuosa Raf.
    • Fimbristima sparsiflora Raf.
    • Tripolium flexuosum Nees
    • Venatris tenuifolius Raf.

Symphyotrichum tenuifolium (formerly Aster tenuifolius) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae and is commonly known as perennial saltmarsh aster. It is a perennial and herbaceous plant native to the eastern United States and the West Indies.[3][4] There is one variety, S. tenuifolium var. aphyllum in addition to the autonym S. tenuifolium var. tenuifolium.[2]

Gallery[]

  • Close-up of flower head

  • Flower heads showing involucres

  • Growing pattern, stem, leaves

  • Marsh habitat

Conservation[]

As of June 2021, NatureServe lists Symphyotrichum tenuifolium as Secure (G5) worldwide, Critically Imperiled (S1) in New Hampshire, Imperiled (S2) in New York, and Vulnerable (S3) in North Carolina.[1]

Citations[]

  1. ^ a b NatureServe 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e POWO 2021.
  3. ^ Brouillet et al. 2006.
  4. ^ Semple 2021.

References[]

  • Brouillet, L.; Semple, J.C.; Allen, G.A.; ; (2006). "Symphyotrichum tenuifolium". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 20. New York and Oxford. Retrieved 27 June 2021 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  • NatureServe (4 June 2021). "Symphyotrichum tenuifolium Perennial Saltmarsh Aster". NatureServe Explorer (explorer.natureserve.org). Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  • POWO (2021). "Symphyotrichum tenuifolium (L.) G.L.Nesom". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  • Semple, J.C. (17 May 2021). "Classification of Symphyotrichum". University of Waterloo (UWaterloo.ca). Waterloo, Ontario: University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.


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