Biology:Symphyotrichum priceae

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

Symphyotrichum priceae
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. priceae
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum priceae (Britton) G.L.Nesom
Native distribution
Synonyms
Aster kentuckiensis Britton Aster pilosus var. priceae (Britton) Cronquist Aster priceae Britton

Symphyotrichum priceae (formerly Aster priceae) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to the southeastern United States, specifically Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee . Commonly known as Price's aster or lavender oldfield aster, it is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach 30 to 100 centimeters (1 to 3 ¹⁄₄ feet) tall. Its flowers have blue-violet ray florets and yellow then brown disk florets.

S. priceae specimen

References

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee, ed. (2006), "Symphyotrichum priceae", Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), 20, New York and Oxford, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250067677, retrieved 12 July 2021 
• "Symphyotrichum priceae White Heath Aster". Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. 2 July 2021. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160785/Symphyotrichum_priceae. 
• "Symphyotrichum priceae (Britton) G.L.Nesom". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2019. http://plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:981889-1. 

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