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

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Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. laeve
smooth blue aster

Symbol:

SYLAL3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. laeve

Aster laevis

©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. laeve

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Synonyms:
Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. laeve

	ASFA5	Aster falcidens Burgess
	ASLA5	Aster laevis L.
	ASLAF2	Aster laevis L. var. falcatus Farw.
	ASST18	Aster steeleorum Shinners

Distribution:
Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. laeve


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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (MB, NB, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. laeve

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. laeve

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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. laeve – smooth blue aster

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. laeve

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.

Rhode Island:
Aster laevis
smooth blue aster		Special Concern

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

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 566333.

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 photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 08/26/2009 02:25 PM MDT