PLANTS Profile for Symphyotrichum anomalum (manyray aster)

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Symphyotrichum anomalum (Engelm.) G.L. Nesom
manyray aster

Symbol:

SYAN2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Symphyotrichum anomalum (Engelm.) G.L. Nesom

Aster anomalus

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 413. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Synonyms:
Symphyotrichum anomalum (Engelm.) G.L. Nesom

ASAN

Aster anomalus Engelm.

Distribution:
Symphyotrichum anomalum (Engelm.) G.L. Nesom


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Related Taxa:
Symphyotrichum anomalum (Engelm.) G.L. Nesom

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 90 species in Symphyotrichum

Classification:
Symphyotrichum anomalum (Engelm.) 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 anomalum (Engelm.) G.L. Nesom – manyray aster

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Symphyotrichum anomalum (Engelm.) 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 522182.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

Time Generated: 06/18/2013 11:43 PM CDT