PLANTS Profile for Symphyotrichum laeve var. purpuratum (smooth blue aster)

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Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve var. purpuratum (Nees) G.L. Nesom
smooth blue aster

Symbol:

SYLAP

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve var. purpuratum (Nees) G.L. Nesom

Aster purpuratus

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 420. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Synonyms:
Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve var. purpuratum (Nees) G.L. Nesom

	ASAT3	Aster attenuatus auct. non Lindl. ex Hook.
	ASLAP2	Aster laevis L. var. purpuratus (Nees) A.G. Jones
	ASPU11	Aster purpuratus Nees
	ASVI13	Aster virgatus Elliott, non Moench

Native Status:
Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve var. purpuratum (Nees) G.L. Nesom


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Related Taxa:
Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve var. purpuratum (Nees) G.L. Nesom

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 90 species in Symphyotrichum, 4 varieties in Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve

Classification:
Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve var. purpuratum (Nees) G.L. Nesom

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Symphyotrichum Nees – aster
Species	Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve – smooth blue aster
Variety	Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve var. purpuratum (Nees) G.L. Nesom – smooth blue aster

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Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve var. purpuratum (Nees) G.L. Nesom

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 541093.

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 02:51 PM CDT