PLANTS Profile for Symphyotrichum ascendens (western aster)

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Symphyotrichum ascendens (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom
western aster

Symbol:

SYAS3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Symphyotrichum ascendens (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, CA, Plumas Co., Madora Lake. July 19, 2003. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Symphyotrichum ascendens (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom

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Synonyms:
Symphyotrichum ascendens (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom

	ASAD6	Aster adscendens Lindl.
	ASAS5	Aster ascendens Lindl.
	ASCHA	Aster chilensis Nees ssp. adscendens (Lindl.) Cronquist
	ASMA14	Aster macounii Rydb.
	ASSU15	Aster subgriseus Rydb.
	VIAS2	Virgulaster ascendens (Lindl.) Semple

Distribution:
Symphyotrichum ascendens (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom


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USA (AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NE, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Symphyotrichum ascendens (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 90 species in Symphyotrichum

Classification:
Symphyotrichum ascendens (Lindl.) 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 ascendens (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom – western aster

More Accounts and Images:
Symphyotrichum ascendens (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 522184.

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

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 11:09 PM CDT