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Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) G.L. Nesom var. praealtum
willowleaf aster

       
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Photo of Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) G.L. Nesom var. praealtum
Aster praealtus

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Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) G.L. Nesom var. praealtum

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Synonyms:
Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) G.L. Nesom var. praealtum

  ASCA48 Aster caerulescens DC., orth. var.
  ASCO20 Aster coerulescens DC.
  ASNOL Aster novi-belgii L. var. litoreus A. Gray
  ASPR2 Aster praealtus Poir.
  ASPRC Aster praealtus Poir. var. caerulescens (DC.) A.G. Jones, orth. var.
  ASPRI Aster praealtus Poir. var. imbricatior Wiegand
  ASPRT Aster praealtus Poir. var. texicola Wiegand
  ASSA11 Aster salicifolius Aiton, non Lam.
  SYNOL Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (L.) G.L. Nesom var. litoreum (A. Gray) G.L. Nesom
  SYPRT Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) G.L. Nesom var. texicola (Wiegand) G.L. Nesom
 

Distribution:
Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) G.L. Nesom var. praealtum

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USA (AL, AR, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, SD, TN, TX, WI), CAN (NB, ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) G.L. Nesom var. praealtum

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 90 species in Symphyotrichum, 4 varieties in Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) G.L. Nesom
 

Classification:
Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) G.L. Nesom var. praealtum

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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 praealtum (Poir.) G.L. Nesom – willowleaf aster
Variety Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) G.L. Nesom var. praealtum – willowleaf aster
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) G.L. Nesom var. praealtum

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.

New Jersey:
Aster praealtus
willow-leaf aster              Endangered
Tennessee:
Aster praealtus
willow aster              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) G.L. Nesom var. praealtum

Aster caerulescens:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL NO NO NO NO NI NI OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO

Aster praealtus:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW-,FACW FACW FACW- FACW NO FACW FACW- FACW- NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) G.L. Nesom var. praealtum

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 566342.

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.

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

 
 
Time Generated: 10/24/2008 01:33 AM MDT