PLANTS Profile for Symphyotrichum depauperatum (serpentine aster)

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Symphyotrichum depauperatum (Fernald) G.L. Nesom
serpentine aster

Symbol:

SYDE2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Symphyotrichum depauperatum (Fernald) G.L. Nesom

Aster depauperatus

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 431. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Symphyotrichum depauperatum (Fernald) G.L. Nesom

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Synonyms:
Symphyotrichum depauperatum (Fernald) G.L. Nesom

	ASDE9	Aster depauperatus Fernald
	ASERP3	Aster ericoides sensu Aiton var. pusillus A. Gray
	ASPIP5	Aster pilosus Willd. var. pusillus (A. Gray) A.G. Jones

Distribution:
Symphyotrichum depauperatum (Fernald) G.L. Nesom


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USA (MD, PA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Symphyotrichum depauperatum (Fernald) G.L. Nesom

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 90 species in Symphyotrichum

Classification:
Symphyotrichum depauperatum (Fernald) 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 depauperatum (Fernald) G.L. Nesom – serpentine aster

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Symphyotrichum depauperatum (Fernald) 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.

Maryland:
Aster depauperatus
serpentine aster		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
Aster depauperatus
serpentine aster		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Symphyotrichum depauperatum (Fernald) 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 522197.

Time Generated: 10/21/2008 01:35 AM MDT