Symphyotrichum boreale

Symphyotrichum boreale

Symphyotrichum boreale

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Astereae
Subtribus: Symphyotrichinae
Genus: Symphyotrichum
Subgenus: S. subg. Symphyotrichum
Sectio: S. sect. Symphyotrichum
Species: Symphyotrichum boreale

Name

Symphyotrichum boreale (Torr. & A.Gray) Á.Löve & D.Löve, Taxon 31: 358 (1982).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Aster laxifolius var. borealis Torr. & A.Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 2: 138 (1841).
• Heterotypic
  • Aster salicifolius Richardson in J.Franklin, Narr. Journey Polar Sea: 748 (1823), nom. illeg.
    • Aster franklinianus Rydb., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 37: 141 (1910), nom. nov.
  • Aster eminens Nees, Gen. Sp. Aster. 87 (1832), nom. illeg.
  • Aster borealis Prov., Fl. Canad. 1: 308 (1862).
  • Aster aestivus A.Gray, Manual, ed. 5. 233 (1867), nom. illeg.
  • Aster junciformis Rydb., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 37: 142 (1910).

Hybrids

• Symphyotrichum × longulum

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Symphyotrichum boreale Continental: Northern America Regional: Subarctic America Alaska, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon. Regional: Western Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan. Regional: Eastern Canada New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Washington, Wyoming. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Löve, Á. & Löve, D.B.M. 1982. Reports. Pp. 344–360 in Löve, Á. (ed.), IOPB Chromosome Number Reports LXXV. Taxon 31(2): 342–368. JSTOR  Reference page. 
• Torrey, J. & Gray, A. 1841–1843. A Flora of North America containing abridged Descriptions of all the known indigenous and naturalized Plants growing North of Mexico; arranged according to the Natural System, Vol. 2. 527 pp. Wiley & Putnam, New York. BHL Reference page.  (basionym)
• Gray, A. 1867. A Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States including the district east of the Mississippi and north of North Carolina and Tennessee, arranged according to the natural system. 5th edition. New York: Ivison, Phinney, Blakeman. 701 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.56618 Reference page. 
• Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. 1833. Genera et species asterearum. Recensuit, descriptionibus et animadversionibus illustravit. Latin. Sumtibus Leonardi Schrag, Norimbergae. 334 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Provancher, L. 1862. Flore canadienne; ou, Description de toutes les plantes des forêts, champs, jardins et eaux du Canada, donnant le nom botanique de chacune, ses noms vulgaires français et anglais, indiquant son parcours géographique, les propriétés qui la distinguent, le mode de culture qui lui convient, etc. Accompagnée d'un vocabulaire des termes techniques et de clefs analytiques ... Ornée de plus de quatre cents gravures sur bois. French. J. Darveau, Québec. 2 vols. 890 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Richardson, J. 1823. Botanical Appendix to Captain Franklin's Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea. 47 pp. W.Clowes, London. BHL Reference page. 
• Rydberg, P.A. 1910. Studies on the Rocky Mountain Flora – XXI. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 37(3): 127–148. JSTOR BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Symphyotrichum boreale in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 29. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Symphyotrichum boreale. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Jul 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Symphyotrichum boreale. Published online. Accessed: 29 Jul 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Symphyotrichum boreale. Accessed: 29 Jul 2023.

Vernacular names

English: northern bog aster

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