PLANTS Profile for Symphyotrichum patens var. patens (late purple aster)

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Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L. Nesom var. patens
late purple aster

Symbol:

SYPAP2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L. Nesom var. patens

Aster patens

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

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Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L. Nesom var. patens

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Synonyms:
Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L. Nesom var. patens

	ASPA5	Aster patens Aiton
	LAPA8	Lasallea patens (Aiton) Semple & L. Brouillet
	VIPA10	Virgulus patens (Aiton) Reveal & Keener

Distribution:
Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L. Nesom var. patens


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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L. Nesom var. patens

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 90 species in Symphyotrichum, 3 varieties in Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L. Nesom

Classification:
Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L. Nesom var. patens

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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 patens (Aiton) G.L. Nesom – late purple aster
Variety	Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L. Nesom var. patens – late purple aster

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L. Nesom var. patens

The synonym italicized and indented below is 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.

Maine:
Aster patens
late purple aster		Possibly Extirpated
New Hampshire:
Aster patens
skydrop aster		Threatened

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Aster patens:

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller	Minor						Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L. Nesom var. patens

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 566339.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 07:04 AM CDT