Symphyotrichum racemosum

Symphyotrichum racemosum

Symphyotrichum racemosum

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 racemosum

Name

Symphyotrichum racemosum (Elliott) G.L.Nesom, Phytologia 77(3): 290 (1995).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Aster racemosus Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina [Elliott] 2: 348 (1823).
• Others
  • Aster vimineus Lam., Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] 1(1): 306 (1783).
  • Aster foliolosus Aiton, Hort. Kew. [W. Aiton] 3: 202 (1789).
  • Aster secundiflorus Desf., Tabl. École Bot., ed. 2. 268 (1815).
  • Aster tenuiculus W.P.C.Barton, Fl. Philadelph. Prodr. 81 (1815).
  • Aster multiflorus Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. [Nuttall]. 2: 155 (1818).
  • Aster fragilis var. tenuiculus (W.P.C.Barton) W.P.C.Barton, Fl. Philadelph. Prodr. 2: 117 (1818).
  • Aster tenuifolius Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina [Elliott] 2: 347 (1823).
  • Aster glaber E.Mey. ex Nees, Gen. Sp. Aster. 68 (1832).
  • Aster fragilis Nees, Gen. Sp. Aster. 101 (1832).
  • Aster fragilis var. subinteger DC., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 5: 241 (1836).
  • Anactis glabra Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 44 (1837).
  • Leiachenis foliolosus Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 45 (1837).
  • Aster vimineus var. foliolosus (Aiton) A.Gray, Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1, pt. 2: 186 (1884).
  • Aster vimineus var. subdumosus Wiegand, Rhodora 30: 171 (1928).
  • Aster brachypholis Small, Man. S.E. Fl. [Small] 1389, 1509 (1933).
  • Aster fragilis var. brachypholis (Small) A.G.Jones, Phytologia 55(6): 377 (1984).
  • Aster fragilis var. subdumosus (Wiegand) A.G.Jones, Phytologia 55: 378 (1984).
  • Symphyotrichum racemosum var. subdumosum (Wiegand) G.L.Nesom, Phytologia 77(3): 291 (1995).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Canada (New Brunswick, Ontario), USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Notes

This species is cultivated under the name Aster ericoides 'Spray'.

References

Primary references

• Elliott, S. 1821–1824. A Sketch of the Botany of South-Carolina and Georgia Volume II. 743 pp., Charleston, SC: J.R. Schenck. BHL Reference page.  (basionym)
• 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

• Aiton, W. 1789. Hortus Kewensis; or, a catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. Vol. III. Diadelphia–Cryptogamia. 547 pp., tt. 11–12. [13]. George Nicol, London. BHL Reference page. 
• Barton, W.P.C. 1815. Florae Philadelphicae prodromus; plantarum quae hactenus exploratae fuere, quaeque in ipso opere ulterius describentur, exhibens enumerationem: or Prodromus of the flora Philadelphica; exhibiting a list of all the plants to be described in that work, which have as yet been collected. 100 pp. J. Maxwell, Philadelphia. BHL DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.62390 Reference page. 
• Barton, W.P.C. 1818. Compendium Florae Philadelphicae : containing a description of the indigenous and naturalized plants found within a circuit of ten miles around Philadelphia. Vol. 2. 234 pp. Philadelphia. BHL Reference page. 
• De Candolle, A.P. 1836. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 5: Sistens Calycereas et Compositarum tribus priores. 706 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. 
• Desfontaines, R.L. 1815. Tableau de l'École de Botanique du Jardin du roi. Seconde edition. 274 pp. J. A. Brosson, Paris. BHL DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.46663 Reference page. 
• Gray, A. 1884. Synoptical Flora of North America. Vol. I. Part II. Caprifoliaceae – Compositae. 474 pp. American Book Company, New York. BHL Reference page. : 290
• Jones, A.G. 1984. Nomenclatural notes on Aster (Asteraceae) — II. New combinations and some transfers. Phytologia 55(6): 373–388. BHL Reference page. 
• Lamarck, J.-B. 1783–1785. Encyclopédie méthodique. Botanique. Tome 1. XLIV+752 pp. Panckoucke, Paris; Plomteux, Liége. BHL 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. 
• Nuttall, T. 1818. The genera of North American plants, and a catalogue of the species, to the year 1817. Volume 2. 245 + 10 pp., D. Heartt, Philadelphia. BHL Reference page. 
• Rafinesque, C.S. 1837 ["1836"]. Flora Telluriana. Pars secunda. 112 pp. Printed for the author by H. Probasco, Philadelphia. BHL Reference page. 
• Small, J.K. 1933. Manual of the Southeastern Flora . XXII+1554 pp. Published by the author, New York. BHL Reference page. 
• Wiegand, K.M. 1928. Aster lateriflorus and some of its relatives. Rhodora 30(357): 161–179. JSTOR BHL Reference page. 

Links

• eFloras 2008. Symphyotrichum racemosum in Flora of North America. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Symphyotrichum racemosum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 12. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2020. Symphyotrichum racemosum. 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. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Symphyotrichum racemosum. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 12 2020.
• The Plant List 2013. Symphyotrichum racemosum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 12.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Symphyotrichum racemosum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Dec. 2020.

Vernacular names

English: smooth white oldfield aster

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