Biology:Symphyotrichum turbinellum

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

Symphyotrichum turbinellum
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. turbinellum
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum turbinellum (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom
Native distribution primarily in the Ozarks
Synonyms
Aster turbinellus Lindl.

Symphyotrichum turbinellum (formerly Aster turbinellus), commonly called prairie aster in the United States and mauve-flowered starwort in the United Kingdom, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to the United States in Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas , Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma, primarily in the Ozarks. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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  Botanical illustration

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  Stem and leaves

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  Hybrid with other flowers in a garden

References

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee, ed. (2006), "Symphyotrichum turbinellum", Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), 20, New York and Oxford, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250067691, retrieved 9 September 2021 
• "Symphyotrichum turbinellum". St. Louis. n.d.. http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=291805. 
• "Symphyotrichum turbinellum Prairie Aster". Arlington, Virginia. 2 July 2021. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.147898. 
• POWO (2019). "Symphyotrichum turbinellum (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/981913-1. 
• "RHS Plant Finder - Symphyotrichum turbinellum misapplied mauve-flowered starwort (of gardens)". London: Royal Horticultural Society. n.d.. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/340676/Symphyotrichum-turbinellum-misapplied/Details. 

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