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Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve
purplestem aster

       
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Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve

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Distribution:
Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve

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USA (AL, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 90 species in Symphyotrichum or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve var. puniceum. . Image Available.
Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum
purplestem aster
Distribution of Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve var. scabricaule (Shinners) G.L. Nesom. .
Symphyotrichum puniceum var. scabricaule
purplestem aster
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve

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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 puniceum (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve – purplestem aster
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve

The related entities and 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.

New Jersey:
Aster firmus [=SYPUP]
shining aster              Endangered
New York:
Aster puniceus var. firmus [=SYPUP]
cornel-leaved aster              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
Aster firmus [=SYPUP]
shining aster              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve

Aster lucidulus [=SYPUP]:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW,FACW+ FACW NO FACW+ FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Aster puniceus [=SYPUP]:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Aster scabricaulis [=SYPUS]:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW+ NO NO NO NO NO FACW+ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 522241.

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

 
 
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