Biology:Symphyotrichum hendersonii

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

Symphyotrichum hendersonii
Aster (Symphyotrichum) hendersonii isotype HUH00003650 (cropped).jpg

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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. Symphyotrichum
Section: Symphyotrichum sect. Occidentales
Species:
S. hendersonii
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum hendersonii
(Fernald) G.L.Nesom[2]
Symphyotrichum hendersonii distribution: US — California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.
Native distribution[3]
Synonyms[2]
  • 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.[3]

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

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