Biology:Symphyotrichum hendersonii

Short description: Species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to the northwestern United States

Symphyotrichum hendersonii
Conservation status
Apparently Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Astereae
Subtribe:	Symphyotrichinae
Genus:	Symphyotrichum
Subgenus:	Symphyotrichum subg. Symphyotrichum
Section:	Symphyotrichum sect. Occidentales
Species:	S. hendersonii
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum hendersonii (Fernald) G.L.Nesom
Native distribution
Synonyms
Aster hendersonii Fernald

Symphyotrichum hendersonii (formerly Aster hendersonii) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to the northwestern United States. Commonly known as Henderson's aster, it is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach 70 to 150 centimeters (2 to 5 feet) tall. Its flowers have purple ray florets and yellow disk florets.

Isotype of Aster hendersonii stored at the Harvard University Herbarium. Collected 5 August 1894 at the Saint Maries River, Kootenai County, Idaho.

References

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee, ed. (2006), "Symphyotrichum hendersonii", Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), 20, New York and Oxford, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250067654, retrieved 10 July 2021 
• "Symphyotrichum hendersonii Henderson's American-aster". Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. 2 July 2021. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140807/Symphyotrichum_hendersonii. 
• POWO (2019). "Symphyotrichum hendersonii (Fernald) G.L.Nesom" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/981835-1. 

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