Symphyotrichum drummondii

Symphyotrichum drummondii
Conservation status
	; Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Symphyotrichum
Subgenus:	Symphyotrichum subg. Symphyotrichum
Section:	Symphyotrichum sect. Symphyotrichum
Species:	S. drummondii
Binomial name
	Symphyotrichum drummondii; (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom
Synonyms
	Basionym; Aster drummondii Lindl. ex Hook.; ; Others listed alphabetically List Aster drummondii var. rhodactis Benke ; Aster sagittifolius var. drummondii (Lindl. ex Hook.) Shinners ; ;

Symphyotrichum drummondii (formerly Aster drummondii) is a species of flowering plant of the aster family (Asteraceae) native to eastern and central North America. Commonly known as Drummond's aster, it is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach 120 centimetres (4 feet) high.^[1] As composite flowers, each flower head has many tiny florets put together into what appear as one, as do all plants in the family Asteraceae.

References

^ Brouillet, L.; Semple, J.C.; Allen, G.A.; Chambers, K.L.; Sundberg, S.D. (2006). "Symphyotrichum Drummondii". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 20. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

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[efloFNASDrumm-1] Brouillet, L.; Semple, J.C.; Allen, G.A.; Chambers, K.L.; Sundberg, S.D. (2006). "Symphyotrichum Drummondii". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 20. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

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