Symphyotrichum grandiflorum

Symphyotrichum grandiflorum

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. Virgulus
Sectio: S. sect. Grandiflori
Subsectio: S. subsect. Grandiflori
Species: Symphyotrichum grandiflorum

Name

Symphyotrichum grandiflorum (L.) G.L.Nesom, Phytologia 77(3): 283 (1995).

Synonyms

• Basionym̈
  • Aster grandiflorus L., Sp. Pl. 2: 877 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Lasallea grandiflora (L.) Semple & Brouillet, Amer. J. Bot. 67: 1022 (1980).
  • Virgulus grandiflorus (L.) Reveal & Keener, Taxon 30: 649 (1981).
• Heterotypic
  • Aster asperrimus Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., ser. 2, 7: 293 (1840).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus II. Pp. 561–1200, [1–30, index], [1, err.]. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. 
• Nesom, G.L. 1994 publ. 1995. Review of the taxonomy of Aster sensu lato (Asteraceae: Astereae), emphasizing the New World species. Phytologia 77(3): 141–297. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Nuttall, T. 1840. Descriptions of new species and genera of plants in the natural order of the Compositae, collected in a tour across the continent to the Pacific, a residence in Oregon, and a visit to the Sandwich Islands and upper California, during the years 1834 and 1835. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, held at Philadelphia, for promoting useful knowledge, n.s.[new series][ser. 2], 7: 283–453. BHL Reference page. 
• Reveal, J.L. & Keener, C.S. 1981. Virgulus Raf. (1837), an earlier name for Lasallea Greene (1903) (Asteraceae). Taxon 30(3): 648–651. JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Symphyotrichum grandiflorum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Symphyotrichum grandiflorum. Published online. Accessed: Sep 22 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Symphyotrichum grandiflorum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Sep 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist

Vernacular names

English: largeflower aster

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