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Eurybia spectabilis (Aiton) G.L. Nesom
eastern showy aster

       
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Aster spectabilis

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Eurybia spectabilis (Aiton) G.L. Nesom

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Synonyms:
Eurybia spectabilis (Aiton) G.L. Nesom

  ASCO26 Aster commixtus (Nees) Kuntze
  ASSM Aster smallii Alexander
  ASSP11 Aster spectabilis Aiton
  ASSPC Aster spectabilis Aiton var. cinerascens S.F. Blake
  ASSPS2 Aster spectabilis Aiton var. suffultus Fernald
  EUCO20 Eurybia commixta Nees
 

Distribution:
Eurybia spectabilis (Aiton) G.L. Nesom

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USA (AL, CT, DE, GA, MA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Eurybia spectabilis (Aiton) G.L. Nesom

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 28 species in Eurybia
 

Classification:
Eurybia spectabilis (Aiton) G.L. Nesom

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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 Eurybia (Cass.) Cass. – aster
Species Eurybia spectabilis (Aiton) G.L. Nesom – eastern showy aster
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Eurybia spectabilis (Aiton) G.L. Nesom

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.

Connecticut:
Aster spectabilis
showy aster              Threatened
Maryland:
Aster spectabilis
showy aster              Endangered
New York:
Aster spectabilis
showy aster              Threatened
Pennsylvania:
Aster spectabilis
low showy aster              Endangered
 

More Accounts and Images:
Eurybia spectabilis (Aiton) G.L. Nesom

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 513460.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

 
 
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