PLANTS Profile for Symphyotrichum pratense (barrens silky aster)

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Symphyotrichum pratense (Raf.) G.L. Nesom
barrens silky aster

Symbol:

SYPR7

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Symphyotrichum pratense (Raf.) G.L. Nesom

Aster sericeus var. microphyllus

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Symphyotrichum pratense (Raf.) G.L. Nesom

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Synonyms:
Symphyotrichum pratense (Raf.) G.L. Nesom

	ASPH5	Aster phyllolepis Torr. & A. Gray
	ASPR3	Aster pratensis Raf.
	ASSEM	Aster sericeus Vent. var. microphyllus DC.
	LASEP2	Lasallea sericea (Vent.) Greene ssp. pratensis (Raf.) Semple & L. Brouillet
	VIPR8	Virgulus pratensis (Raf.) Reveal & Keener

Distribution:
Symphyotrichum pratense (Raf.) G.L. Nesom


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USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, TN, TX, VA)

Related Taxa:
Symphyotrichum pratense (Raf.) G.L. Nesom

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 90 species in Symphyotrichum

Classification:
Symphyotrichum pratense (Raf.) 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 pratense (Raf.) G.L. Nesom – barrens silky aster

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Symphyotrichum pratense (Raf.) 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.

Arkansas:
Aster pratensis
an aster		Threatened
Kentucky:
Aster pratensis
barrens silky aster		Special Concern
Tennessee:
Aster pratensis
barrens silky aster		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Symphyotrichum pratense (Raf.) 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 522238.

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.

Time Generated: 10/23/2008 03:03 AM MDT