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Revision as of 12:32, 12 January 2018

Symphyotrichum urophyllum
Symphyotrichum urophyllum IWF.jpg
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
SYMP UROP DIST.JPG
Natural range of Symphyotrichum urophyllum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common Name(s): white arrowleaf aster[1][2]

Taxonomic Notes

Synonym(s): Aster sagittifolius; A. urophyllus;[1][2] A. hirtellus[2]

Description

Symphyotrichum urophyllum is a dioecious perennial forb/herb.[2]

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]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Weakley AS (2015) Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 USDA NRCS (2016) The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 12 January 2018). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.