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Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nutt.) G.L. Nesom
southern annual saltmarsh aster

       
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Line Drawing of Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nutt.) G.L. Nesom
Aster exilis

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 433. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nutt.) G.L. Nesom

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

  ASDI17 Aster divaricatus (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray, non L.
  ASEX5 Aster exilis Elliot, nom. dub.
  ASNE8 Aster neomexicanus Woot. & Standl.
  ASSUL Aster subulatus Michx. var. ligulatus Shinners
 

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

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USA (AL, AR, KS, LA, MO, MS, NE, NM, OK, TN, TX, VA)
 

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

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 90 species in Symphyotrichum
 

Classification:
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (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 divaricatum (Nutt.) G.L. Nesom – southern annual saltmarsh aster
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nutt.) G.L. Nesom

The synonyms italicized and indented below are 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.

Maine:
Aster divaricatus
white wood aster              Threatened
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nutt.) G.L. Nesom

Aster exilis
slender aster
Aster subulatus var. ligulatus
panicled aster
saltmarsh aster
slender aster
southern annual saltmarsh aster

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

More Accounts and Images:
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (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 522198.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

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 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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