PLANTS Profile for Symphyotrichum parviceps (smallhead aster)

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Symphyotrichum parviceps (Burgess) G.L. Nesom
smallhead aster

Symbol:

SYPA10

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Symphyotrichum parviceps (Burgess) G.L. Nesom

Aster parviceps

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: 431. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Symphyotrichum parviceps (Burgess) G.L. Nesom

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Synonyms:
Symphyotrichum parviceps (Burgess) G.L. Nesom

	ASDEP2	Aster depauperatus Fernald var. parviceps (Burgess) Fernald
	ASERP5	Aster ericoides sensu Aiton var. parviceps Burgess
	ASPA4	Aster parviceps (Burgess) Mack. & Bush
	ASPIP6	Aster pilosus Willd. ssp. parviceps (Burgess) A.G. Jones

Native Status:
Symphyotrichum parviceps (Burgess) G.L. Nesom


View Distribution	Native Introduced

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USA (AR, IA, IL, KS, MO, NC, OK)

Related Taxa:
Symphyotrichum parviceps (Burgess) G.L. Nesom

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 90 species in Symphyotrichum

Classification:
Symphyotrichum parviceps (Burgess) 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 parviceps (Burgess) G.L. Nesom – smallhead aster

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Symphyotrichum parviceps (Burgess) G.L. Nesom

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

North Carolina:
Aster parviceps
glade aster		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Symphyotrichum parviceps (Burgess) G.L. Nesom

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 522231.

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 04:33 PM CDT