Symphyotrichum pratense

Symphyotrichum pratense

Symphyotrichum pratense

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. Concolores
Species: Symphyotrichum pratense

Name

Symphyotrichum pratense (Raf.) G.L.Nesom

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Aster pratensis Raf. in Fl. Ludov.: 67 (1817)
  • Lasallea sericea subsp. pratensis (Raf.) Semple & Brouillet in Amer. J. Bot. 67: 1022 (1980)
  • Virgulus pratensis (Raf.) Reveal & Keener in Taxon 30: 649 (1981)
• Heterotypic
  • Aster ciliatus Nutt. in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 7: 295 (1840), nom. illeg.
  • Aster phyllolepis Torr. & A.Gray in Fl. N. Amer. 2: 113 (1841)
  • Aster sericeus var. microphyllus DC. in Prodr. 5: 233 (1836)
  • Lasallea phyllolepis Greene in Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 5 (1903)
  • Symphyotrichum sericeum var. microphyllum (DC.) Wunderlin & B.F.Hansen in Novon 11: 367 (2001)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Symphyotrichum pratense Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi Regional: Southern Central USA Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• 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. : 290

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Symphyotrichum pratense. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Mar. 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Symphyotrichum pratense. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 22 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Symphyotrichum pratense in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Mar. 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2018. Symphyotrichum pratense. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Mar. 2018.

Vernacular names

English: barrens silky aster

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