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Symphyotrichum frondosum

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Subtribe: Symphyotrichinae
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
    • Aster frondosus Torr. & A.Gray
    • Aster woodhousei Wooton
    • Brachyactis ciliata var. carnosula Benth.
    • Brachyactis frondosa A.Gray
    • Brachyactis woodhousei (Wooton) Wooton & Standl.

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, flowering 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 white to yellow-tinted pappi. [3]

  • Symphyotrichum frondosum
    Symphyotrichum frondosum
  • Symphyotrichum frondosum
    Symphyotrichum frondosum
  • Symphyotrichum frondosum
    Symphyotrichum frondosum

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. ^ a b POWO 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d Brouillet et al. 2006.
  4. ^ USDA, NRCS 2014.

References

  • Brouillet, L.; Semple, J.C.; Allen, G.A.; Chambers, K.L.; Sundberg, S.D. (2006). "Symphyotrichum frondosum". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 20. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. 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". explorer.natureserve.org. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  • POWO (2019). "Symphyotrichum frondosum (Nutt.) G.L.Nesom". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  • USDA, NRCS (2014). "Symphyotrichum frondosum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 6 December 2015.

External links

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