Symphyotrichum elliottii

Symphyotrichum elliottii
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification
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. Symphyotrichum
Species:	S. elliottii
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum elliottii (Torr. & A.Gray) G.L.Nesom [2]
Native distribution by state [3]
Synonyms [2]
Aster elliottiiTorr. & A.Gray Aster puniceus subsp. elliottii(Torr. & A.Gray) A.G.Jones Aster puniceus var. elliottii(Torr. & A.Gray) A.G.Jones

Symphyotrichum elliottii (formerly Aster elliottii) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to the southeastern United States Atlantic coastal plain where it grows in wetland areas. Commonly known as Elliott's aster, it is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach 6 to 20 decimeters (2 to 6+1⁄2 feet) tall. Its flowers have pink (sometimes lavender) ray florets and pale yellow, then pink, then brown disk florets. ^[3] NatureServe, as of July 2021 ^[update] , classified S. elliottii as Apparently Secure (G4) globally, and of conservation concern in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. ^[1]

Symphyotrichum elliottii

Citations

1. NatureServe 2021.
2. POWO 2019.
3. Brouillet et al. 2006.

References

• Brouillet, L.; Semple, J.C.; Allen, G.A.; Chambers, K.L.; Sundberg, S.D. (2006). "Symphyotrichum elliottii". 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 10 July 2021– via eFloras.
• NatureServe (2 July 2021). "Symphyotrichum elliotii Elliott's Aster". explorer.natureserve.org. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
• POWO (2019). "Symphyotrichum elliottii (Torr. & A.Gray) G.L.Nesom". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 10 July 2021.