Symphyotrichum cordifolium

Symphyotrichum cordifolium
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
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. cordifolius; A. cordifolius var. polycephalus Porter; A. cordifolius var. racemiflorus Fernald; Symphyotrichum cordifolium (Linnaeus) G.L. Nesom var. cordifolium; S. cordifolium (Linnaeus) G.L. Nesom var. polycephalum (Porter) G.L. Nesom; S. cordifolium (Linnaeus) G.L. Nesom var. racemiflorum (Fernald) G.L. Nesom

Description

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