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.

Contents

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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