Symphyotrichum yukonense

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Symphyotrichum yukonense
Symphyotrichum yukonense specimen (cropped2).jpg

Vulnerable (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. yukonense
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum yukonense
Symphyotrichum yukonense native distribution map: areas of Alaska, Yukon, and Northwest Territories.
Native distribution[3]
Synonyms[2]
  • Aster yukonensis Cronquist
  • Virgulus yukonensis (Cronquist) Reveal &

Symphyotrichum yukonense (formerly Aster yukonensis) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae endemic to disjunct areas in Alaska and the Canadian territories of Yukon and Northwest Territories. Commonly known as Yukon aster, it is a perennial, herbaceous plant 5 to 30 centimeters (2 to 12 inches) tall. Its flowers have purple to blue ray florets and yellow to brown disk florets. S. yukonense grows at elevations of 300–1,500 meters (980–4,920 feet) in mud flats and on sandy or silty lake shores.[4] It is a NatureServe Vulnerable (G3) species and is classified Imperiled (S2) in its Canadian range.[1]

Citations[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b 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 yukonense". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 20. New York and Oxford. Retrieved 8 July 2021 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  • NatureServe (2 July 2021). "Symphyotrichum yukonense Yukon Aster". NatureServe Explorer (explorer.natureserve.org). Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  • POWO (2019). "Symphyotrichum yukonense (Cronquist) G.L.Nesom". Plants of the World Online (www.plantsoftheworldonline.org). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  • Semple, J.C. (21 February 2014). "Symphyotrichum yukonense Yukon 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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