Biology:Symphyotrichum tradescantii

Short description: Species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to northeastern North America

Symphyotrichum tradescantii
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. Symphyotrichum
Species:	S. tradescantii
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum tradescantii (L.) G.L.Nesom
Native distribution
Synonyms
Basionym Aster tradescantii L. Alphabetical list Aster artemisiiflorus Poir. Aster dumosus var. strictior Torr. & A.Gray Aster fragilis Willd. Aster leucanthemus Desf. Aster miser Dryand. ex Aiton Aster parviflorus Nees Aster recurvatus Pursh Aster saxatilis (Fernald) Blanch. Aster tradescantii var. saxatilis (Fernald) House Aster vimineus var. saxatilis Fernald

Symphyotrichum tradescantii (formerly Aster tradescantii) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to northeastern North America. Common names include Tradescant's aster and shore aster.

Description

Symphyotrichum tradescantii is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach 5 to 70 centimeters (2 to 28 inches) tall. Its flowers have white ray florets and pale yellow to purple disk florets.

• 
• 

Distribution and habitat

Native

Symphyotrichum tradescantii is native to northeastern North America in Canada (New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Québec) and the United States (Maine, Massachusetts , New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont).

Introduced

It is an introduced species in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Croatia.

Habitat

S. tradescantii is found in wet and rocky habitats such as shores, streams, and freshwater estuaries.

References

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee, ed. (2006), "Symphyotrichum tradescantii", Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), 20, New York and Oxford, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250067690, retrieved 19 January 2021 
• Hassler, M. (2020). "Symphyotrichum tradescantii (L.) G. L. Nesom – World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World". in Roskov, Y.; Ower, G.; Orrell, T. et al. (in en). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 1 December 2020. Leiden, Netherlands: Naturalis Biodiversity Center. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/7B6JJ. Retrieved 19 January 2021. 
• "Symphyotrichum tradescantii Tradescant Aster". Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. 2 July 2021. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.139600/Symphyotrichum_tradescantii. 

External links

• Astereae Lab - University of Waterloo

Wikidata ☰ {{{from}}} entry