Symphyotrichum jessicae

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Symphyotrichum jessicae
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Status TNC G2.svg
Imperiled  (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. jessicae
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum jessicae
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Native distribution [a] [3]
Synonyms [2]
  • Aster jessicaePiper

Symphyotrichum jessicae (formerly Aster jessicae) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae endemic to Idaho and Washington states in the United States. Commonly known as Jessica's aster, it is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach 40 to 150 centimeters (1+1⁄4 to 5 feet) tall. Its flowers have violet ray florets and yellow disk florets. It is of conservation concern and known only from the Palouse River and Clearwater River drainages of eastern Washington and northwestern Idaho. [4]

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S. jessicae specimen collected at Nez Perce County, Idaho, 2 September 2004 by Karen L. Gray. Stored at the New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium. Symphyotrichum jessicae herb spec NY 1897051.jpg
S. jessicae specimen collected at Nez Perce County, Idaho, 2 September 2004 by Karen L. Gray. Stored at the New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium.

Notes

  1. ↑ Idaho counties – Clearwater, Idaho, Latah, Lewis, and Nez Perce; Washington counties – Columbia, Walla Walla, and Whitman. [3]

References

Sources cited

  • Brouillet, L.; Semple, J.C.; Allen, G.A.; Chambers, K.L.; Sundberg, S.D. (2006). "Symphyotrichum jessicae". 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 7 July 2021– via eFloras.
  • NatureServe (2 July 2021). "Symphyotrichum jessicae Jessica's Aster". NatureServe Explorer (explorer.natureserve.org). Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  • POWO (2019). "Symphyotrichum jessicae (Piper) G.L.Nesom". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  • NRCS (2014). "Symphyotrichum jessicae". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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