Symphyotrichum urophyllum
Symphyotrichum urophyllum | |
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Photo by John Hilty hosted at IllinoisWildflowers.info | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicots |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Symphyotrichum |
Species: | S. urophyllum |
Binomial name | |
Symphyotrichum urophyllum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom | |
Natural range of Symphyotrichum urophyllum from USDA NRCS Plants Database. |
Common Name(s): white arrowleaf aster[1][2]
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonym(s): Aster sagittifolius, A. urophyllus[1]
Description
Distribution
This species can be found from Maine, south to Florida, westward to Mississippi, and inland to Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota and the remaining eastern portion of the United States.[1][2] It is also found in the Ontario province of Canada.[2]
Ecology
Habitat
Phenology
Flowering occurs in late August through October.[1]