PLANTS Profile for Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum (smooth blue aster)

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Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. concinnum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom
smooth blue aster

Symbol:

SYLAC

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. concinnum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom

Aster concinnus

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 420. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. concinnum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom

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Synonyms:
Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. concinnum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom

	ASCO23	Aster concinnus Willd.
	ASLAC	Aster laevis L. var. concinnus (Willd.) House

Distribution:
Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. concinnum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom


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USA (AL, DC, FL, GA, IL, KY, MD, MS, NC, NY, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. concinnum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 90 species in Symphyotrichum, 4 varieties in Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve

Classification:
Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. concinnum (Willd.) 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 laeve (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve – smooth blue aster
Variety	Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. concinnum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom – smooth blue aster

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. concinnum (Willd.) 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 concinnus
Steele's aster		Endangered, Extirpated
New York:
Aster laevis var. concinnus
smooth blue aster		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. concinnum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 541091.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 09/21/2008 09:06 PM MDT