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Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. puniceum
purplestem aster

       
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Photo of Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. puniceum
Aster lucidulus

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. puniceum

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Synonyms:
Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. puniceum

  ASCA21 Aster calderi B. Boivin
  ASCO24 Aster conduplicatus Burgess
  ASFI5 Aster firmus Nees
  ASFO8 Aster forwoodii S. Watson
  ASLU Aster lucidulus (A. Gray) Wiegand
  ASPU5 Aster puniceus L.
  ASPUF2 Aster puniceus L. ssp. firmus (Nees) A.G. Jones
  ASPUC2 Aster puniceus L. var. calderi (B. Boivin) Lepage
  ASPUC3 Aster puniceus L. var. calvus Shinners
  ASPUC4 Aster puniceus L. var. compactus Fernald
  ASPUD Aster puniceus L. var. demissus Lindl.
  ASPUF Aster puniceus L. var. firmus (Nees) Torr. & A. Gray
  ASPUL4 Aster puniceus L. var. lucidulus A. Gray
  ASPUO2 Aster puniceus L. var. oligocephalus Fernald
  ASPUP3 Aster puniceus L. var. perlongus Fernald
  SYFI5 Symphyotrichum firmum (Nees) G.L. Nesom
  SYPUC Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. calderi (B. Boivin) G.L. Nesom
 

Distribution:
Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. puniceum

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USA (AL, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. puniceum

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 90 species in Symphyotrichum, 2 varieties in Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve
 

Classification:
Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. puniceum

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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 puniceum (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve – purplestem aster
Variety Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. puniceum – purplestem aster
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. puniceum

The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New Jersey:
Aster firmus
shining aster              Endangered
New York:
Aster puniceus var. firmus
cornel-leaved aster              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
Aster firmus
shining aster              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. puniceum

Aster lucidulus:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW,FACW+ FACW NO FACW+ FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Aster puniceus:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. puniceum

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 566343.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs 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.

 
 
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