PLANTS Profile for Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (aromatic aster)

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Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (Nutt.) G.L. Nesom
aromatic aster

Symbol:

SYOB

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (Nutt.) G.L. Nesom

Aster oblongifolius

Clarence A. Rechenthin. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Texas State Office. United States, TX, The Grove. Usage Requirements.

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Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (Nutt.) G.L. Nesom

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Synonyms:
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (Nutt.) G.L. Nesom

	ASKU	Aster kumleinii Fr. ex A. Gray
	ASOB2	Aster oblongifolius Nutt.
	ASOBA	Aster oblongifolius Nutt. var. angustatus Shinners
	ASOBO	Aster oblongifolius Nutt. var. orientis Shinners
	ASOBR	Aster oblongifolius Nutt. var. rigidulus A. Gray
	LAOB	Lasallea oblongifolia (Nutt.) Semple & L. Brouillet
	VIOB5	Virgulus oblongifolius (Nutt.) Reveal & Keener

Distribution:
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (Nutt.) G.L. Nesom


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USA (AL, AR, CO, DC, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV, WY)

Related Taxa:
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (Nutt.) G.L. Nesom

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 90 species in Symphyotrichum

Classification:
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (Nutt.) 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	Symphyotrichum Nees – aster
Species	Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (Nutt.) G.L. Nesom – aromatic aster

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (Nutt.) 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.

Indiana:
Aster oblongifolius
aromatic aster		Rare
Ohio:
Aster oblongifolius
shale barren aster		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (Nutt.) 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 522228.

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 species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/25/2008 11:21 PM MDT