PLANTS Profile for Symphyotrichum patens (late purple aster)

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PLANTS Profile

Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L. Nesom
late purple aster

Symbol:

SYPA11

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L. Nesom

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Distribution:
Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L. Nesom


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Related Taxa:
Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L. Nesom

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 90 species in Symphyotrichum or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L. Nesom var. gracile (Hook.) G.L. Nesom. .

Symphyotrichum patens var. gracile
late purple aster

Distribution of Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L. Nesom var. patens. . Image Available.

Symphyotrichum patens var. patens
late purple aster

Distribution of Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L. Nesom var. patentissimum (Lindl. ex DC.) G.L. Nesom. .

Symphyotrichum patens var. patentissimum
late purple aster

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) 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 patens (Aiton) G.L. Nesom – late purple aster

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L. Nesom

The related entities and 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.

Maine:
Aster patens [=SYPAP2]
late purple aster		Possibly Extirpated
New Hampshire:
Aster patens [=SYPAP2]
skydrop aster		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) 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 522232.

Time Generated: 05/18/2013 04:11 AM CDT