Symphyotrichum walteri

Symphyotrichum walteri

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Subtribe: Symphyotrichinae
Genus: Symphyotrichum
Subgenus: Symphyotrichum subg. Virgulus
Section: Symphyotrichum sect. Patentes
Species:
S. walteri
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum walteri
Symphyotrichum walteri native distribution: US — Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
Native distribution[2]
Synonyms[2]

Symphyotrichum walteri (formerly Aster walteri) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to the southeastern United States. Commonly known as Walter's aster, it is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach 20 to 100 centimeters (3⁄4 to 3+1⁄4 feet) tall. Its flowers have bluish-purple ray florets and yellow disk florets.[3]

Citations

  1. ^ NatureServe 2021.
  2. ^ a b c POWO 2019.
  3. ^ Brouillet et al. 2006.

References

  • Brouillet, L.; Semple, J.C.; Allen, G.A.; Chambers, K.L.; Sundberg, S.D. (2006). "Symphyotrichum walteri". 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 11 July 2021 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  • NatureServe (2 July 2021). "Symphyotrichum walteri Walter's Aster". NatureServe Explorer (explorer.natureserve.org). Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  • POWO (2019). "Symphyotrichum walteri (Alexander) G.L.Nesom". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 July 2021.


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