Symphyotrichum
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| Symphyotrichum | |
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| Capitulum of Symphyotrichum novi-belgii growing in The Hague. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Genus: | Symphyotrichum Nees |
| Type species | |
| Symphyotrichum novi-belgii Nees |
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| Species | |
Symphyotrichum is a genus of about 90 species of herbaceous annual and perennial plants in the composite family (Asteraceae) that were formerly treated within the genus Aster. The majority are endemic in North America, but several species also occur in the West Indies, Central and South America, as well as in eastern Eurasia. Furthermore, many species have been introduced to Europe as garden specimens, most notably the New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) and the New York aster (Symphyotrichum novi-belgii).[1][2]
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[edit] References
- ^ Brouillet, Luc; Semple, John C.; Allen, Geraldine A.; Chambers, Kenton L.; Sundberg, Scott D. (2006). "Symphyotrichum". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+. Flora of North America. 20. New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 465. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=132022
- ^ Everitt, J.H.; Lonard, R.L., Little, C.R. (2007). Weeds in South Texas and Northern Mexico. Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press. ISBN 0-89672-614-2.
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