Symphyotrichum foliaceum

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Symphyotrichum foliaceum
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British Columbia
Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
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. Occidentales
Species:
S. foliaceum
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum foliaceum
Varieties [2]
List
  • S. foliaceum var. foliaceum
  • S. foliaceum var. apricum(A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
  • S. foliaceum var. canbyi(A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
  • S. foliaceum var. cusickii(A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
  • S. foliaceum var. parryi(D.C.Eaton) G.L.Nesom
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Native distribution [2]
Synonyms [2]

Basionym

  • Aster foliaceusLindl. ex DC.
Varieties
  • var. foliaceum
      • Aster botryanthus K.Koch
      • Aster canbyi Vasey ex A.Gray
      • Aster douglasii D.C.Eaton
      • Aster foliaceus var. diabolicus Onno
      • Aster foliaceus var. typicus Onno
      • Aster peregrinus Less.
  • var. apricum
      • Aster apricus Rydb.
      • Aster foliaceus subsp. apricus (A.Gray) Piper
      • Aster foliaceus var. apricus A.Gray
      • Aster phyllodes Rydb.
      • Aster subspicatus var. apricus (A.Gray) B.Boivin
      • Aster tweedyi Rydb.
  • var. canbyi
      • Aster foliaceus var. burkei A.Gray
      • Aster foliaceus var. canbyi A.Gray
  • var. cusickii
      • Aster cusickii A.Gray
      • Aster cusickii var. lyallii A.Gray
      • Aster foliaceus var. cusickii (A.Gray) Cronquist
      • Aster foliaceus var. lyallii (A.Gray) Cronquist
      • Aster kootenayi A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.
      • Symphyotrichum cusickii (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
  • var. parryi
      • Aster ascendens var. parryi D.C.Eaton
      • Aster diabolicus Piper
      • Aster foliaceus var. frondeus A.Gray
      • Aster foliaceus subsp. frondeus (A.Gray) Piper
      • Aster foliaceus var. parryi A.Gray
      • Aster frondeus Greene

Symphyotrichum foliaceum (formerly Aster foliaceus) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to western North America. Its common names are leafy aster, leafy-bracted aster, and alpine leafybract aster, and it is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach heights from 10 to 60 centimeters (4 to 24 inches). Its flowers have violet to purple ray florets and yellow disk florets.

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Four varieties were accepted as of July 2021 by Plants of the World Online (POWO), as follows: S. foliaceum var. apricum, S. foliaceum var. canbyi, S. foliaceum var. cusickii, and S. foliaceum var. parryi. [2] The autonym is S. foliaceum var. foliaceum.

Description

Symphyotrichum foliaceum is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach heights from 10 to 60 centimeters (4 to 24 inches). Its flowers have violet to purple ray florets and yellow disk florets. [3]

Distribution and habitat

The species is native to western North America. It can be found in mountainous regions with forests of conifers and in the meadows of the same. [3]

Conservation

NatureServe has given the species a global conservation status of Secure (G5). This was last reviewed 25 July 2016. In Yukon, it is Critically Imperiled (S1), and in Nevada, it is Vulnerable (S3). [1]

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