Biology:Symphyotrichum concolor

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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to the eastern United States and Bahamas

Symphyotrichum concolor
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Southwest Florida

Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Subtribe: Symphyotrichinae
Genus: Symphyotrichum
Subgenus: Symphyotrichum subg. Virgulus
Species:
S. concolor
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum concolor
(L.) G.L.Nesom[2]
Varieties[2]
  • S. concolor var. concolor
  • S. concolor var. devestitum (S.F.Blake) Semple
Symphyotrichum concolor distribution: Bahamas and US (Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia).
Native distribution[2]
Synonyms[2]

Basionym

  • Aster concolor L.

Symphyotrichum concolor (formerly Aster concolor) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to the Atlantic coastal plain and Piedmont areas of the eastern United States, as well as the Bahamas. Commonly known as eastern silvery aster, it is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach 30 to 80 centimeters (12 to 31 inches) in height. Leaves are a grayish-green and have a silky look and feel. The flowers have 8–12 rose-purple, rarely white, ray florets, and pink then purple disk florets.[3]

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