PLANTS Profile for Symphyotrichum urophyllum (white arrowleaf aster)

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PLANTS Profile

Symphyotrichum urophyllum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom
white arrowleaf aster

Symbol:

SYUR

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Symphyotrichum urophyllum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom

Aster sagittifolius

©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Symphyotrichum urophyllum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom

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Synonyms:
Symphyotrichum urophyllum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom

	ASHI5	Aster hirtellus Lindl.
	ASSA13	Aster sagittifolius auct. non Wedemeyer ex Willd.
	ASSAU	Aster sagittifolius Wedemeyer ex Willd. var. urophyllus (Lindl.) Burgess
	ASUR2	Aster urophyllus Lindl.

Distribution:
Symphyotrichum urophyllum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom


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USA (AL, AR, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Symphyotrichum urophyllum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 90 species in Symphyotrichum

Classification:
Symphyotrichum urophyllum (Lindl.) 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 urophyllum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom – white arrowleaf aster

More Accounts and Images:
Symphyotrichum urophyllum (Lindl.) 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 522258.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 12:47 AM CDT