Symphyotrichum turneri

Symphyotrichum turneri
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. Virgulus
Section:	Symphyotrichum sect. Grandiflori
Species:	S. turneri
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum turneri (S.D.Sundb. & A.G.Jones) G.L.Nesom [1]
Native distribution [2]
Synonyms [1]
Aster moranensis var. turneriS.D.Sundb. & A.G.Jones Symphyotrichum moranense var. turneri(S.D.Sundb. & A.G.Jones) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum turneri (formerly Aster moranensis var. turneri) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to Durango, Mexico. ^[2]

Description

Symphyotrichum turneri is a perennial, herbaceous, flowering plant that grows to heights of 33–43 centimeters (13–17 inches). ^[3] Its blue to purple ray florets open October–March. ^[2]

Taxonomy

The basionym of Symphyotrichum turneri is Aster moranensis var. turneri, ^[4] first described by American botanists Scott D. Sundberg and Almut Gitter Jones in 1986. ^[5]

The specific epithet "turneri" is the Latinisation of surname "Turner" for the late Billie Lee Turner, American botanist and professor of botany at the University of Texas at Austin. ^[6]

S. turneri herbarium specimen

Distribution and habitat

The species is native to Durango, Mexico where it grows in woods, along waterways, and in wet pastures at elevations of 2,050–2,750 meters (6,730–9,020 feet). ^[2]

Citations

1. POWO 2021.
2. Nesom 2018, p. 3.
3. Sundberg & Jones 1986, p. 176.
4. IPNI 2021a.
5. IPNI 2021b.
6. Sundberg & Jones 1986, p. 177.

References

• IPNI (2021a). "Symphyotrichum turneri (S.D.Sundb. & A.G.Jones) G.L.Nesom, Phytoneuron 2018-38: 3 (2018)". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens . Retrieved 10 September 2021.
• IPNI (2021b). "Aster moranensis var. turneri S.D.Sundb. & A.G.Jones, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 113: 176 (-177) (1986)". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens . Retrieved 10 September 2021.
• Nesom, G.L. (19 June 2018). "Taxonomic review of the Symphyotrichum moranense group (Asteraceae)" (PDF). Phytoneuron. 2018 (38). Fort Worth, Texas: Guy L. Nesom: 1–20. ISSN   2153-733X . Retrieved 3 August 2021.
• POWO (2021). "Symphyotrichum turneri (S.D.Sundb. & A.G.Jones) G.L.Nesom". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 19 July 2021.
• Sundberg, S.D.; Jones, A.G. (1986). "Two new taxa of Aster (Asteraceae) from Mexico" . Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 113 (2): 173–177. doi:10.2307/2995942. JSTOR   2995942 . Retrieved 15 August 2021.