PLANTS Profile for Symphyotrichum puniceum var. scabricaule (purplestem aster)

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Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve var. scabricaule (Shinners) G.L. Nesom
purplestem aster

Symbol:

SYPUS

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb
Subshrub

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve var. scabricaule (Shinners) G.L. Nesom

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Synonyms:
Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve var. scabricaule (Shinners) G.L. Nesom

	ASPUS2	Aster puniceus L. var. scabricaulis (Shinners) A.G. Jones
	ASSC	Aster scabricaulis Shinners

Distribution:
Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve var. scabricaule (Shinners) G.L. Nesom


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USA (LA, MS, TX)

Related Taxa:
Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve var. scabricaule (Shinners) G.L. Nesom

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 90 species in Symphyotrichum, 2 varieties in Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve

Classification:
Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve var. scabricaule (Shinners) 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 puniceum (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve – purplestem aster
Variety	Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve var. scabricaule (Shinners) G.L. Nesom – purplestem aster

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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 var. scabricaule (Shinners) G.L. Nesom

Aster scabricaulis:

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+

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve var. scabricaule (Shinners) G.L. Nesom

View species account from The Center for Plant Conservation.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 541115.

Time Generated: 05/20/2013 11:10 PM CDT