Biology:Symphyotrichum welshii
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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae endemic to the western United States
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Scientific classification 
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| 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. welshii
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| Symphyotrichum welshii (Cronquist) G.L.Nesom[2]
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Symphyotrichum welshii (formerly Aster welshii) is an imperiled[1] species of flowering plant of the aster family (Asteraceae) endemic to only certain western states in the United States, specifically Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming, and is found at elevations of 1,300–2,300 meters (4,300–7,500 feet). It is perennial and herbaceous and may reach a height of 1 meter (3 feet 3 inches). Its bloom time is August–October, and it grows in wet soils that occur in dry areas.[3]
Symphyotrichum welshii is classified in the subgenus Symphyotrichum, section Symphyotrichum, subsection Dumosi.[4] It is one of the "bushy asters and relatives."[5]
Citations
References
- "Symphyotrichum welshii". Point Arena, California: Flora of North America Association. 5 November 2020. http://floranorthamerica.org/Symphyotrichum_welshii.
- "Symphyotrichum welshii - Welsh's American-aster". Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. 4 June 2021. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155849/Symphyotrichum_welshii.
- POWO (2019). "Symphyotrichum welshii (Cronquist) G.L.Nesom" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/981919-1.
- "Symphyotrichum Dumosi: Bushy Asters and Relatives" (in en). Ontario. n.d.. https://uwaterloo.ca/astereae-lab/research/asters/symphyotrichum/symphyotrichum-subsect-dumosi.
- "Classification of Symphyotrichum in the restricted sense" (in en). Ontario. 17 May 2021. https://uwaterloo.ca/astereae-lab/research/asters/symphyotrichum/classification-symphyotrichum.
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