Symphyotrichum cordifolium

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Symphyotrichum cordifolium
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Photo by John R. Gwaltney, Southeastern Flora.com
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Symphyotrichum
Species: S. cordifolium
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
(L.) G.L. Nesom
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Natural range of Symphyotrichum cordifolium from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common names: Common blue wood aster, Heart-leaved aster

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: Aster cordifolius Linnaeus; A. cordifolius var. polycephalus Porter ; A. cordifolius var. racemiflorus Fernald.[1]

Variations: S. cordifolium (Linnaeus) Nesom var. polycephalum (Porter) Nesom; S. cordifolium (Linnaeus) Nesom var. racemiflorum (Fernald) Nesom.[2]

Description

A description of Symphyotrichum cordifolium is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

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References and notes

  1. Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draf of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draf of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.