Symphyotrichum vahlii

Symphyotrichum vahlii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Astereae
Subtribe:	Symphyotrichinae
Genus:	Symphyotrichum
Subgenus:	Symphyotrichum subg. Astropolium
Species:	S. vahlii
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum vahlii (Gaudich.) G.L.Nesom
Varieties
S. vahlii var. vahlii S. vahlii var. tenuifolium (Phil.) G.L.Nesom
Native distribution
Synonyms
Basionym Erigeron vahlii Gaudich. Species Aster vahlii Hook. & Arn. Aster vahlii var. robustus De Wild. Diplopappus pinifolius Less. ex DC. Erigeron graminifolius Phil. Erigeron vahlii var. robusta Albov Oritrophium vahlii (Gaudich.) Cuatrec. Thinobia araucana Phil. Tripolium uniflorum Phil.

Symphyotrichum vahlii (formerly Aster vahlii and Erigeron vahlii) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to South America, specifically Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, and the Falkland Islands. It is herbaceous and grows 10 to 60 centimeters (4 to 24 inches) tall. Its flowers have white ray florets of length 6 millimeters (1⁄4 inch). It grows in wetland areas of tall forests with trees that exceed 15 meters (50 feet). One infraspecies is accepted, Symphyotrichum vahlii var. tenuifolium, in addition to the autonym S. vahlii var. vahlii.

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References

• POWO (2021). "Symphyotrichum vahlii (Gaudich.) G.L.Nesom". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
• Sancho, G.; Ariza Espinar, L. (2003). "Asteraceae part 16. Tribu: Astereae, parte B. Subtribus: Bellidinae–Asterinae (excepto Grindelia y Haplopappus)" (PDF). In Hunziker, A.T. (ed.). Flora Fanerogámica Argentina (in Spanish). Vol. 81. pp. 1–102. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
• SIB (n.d.). "Symphyotrichum vahlii". Sistema de Información de Biodiversidad [Biodiversity Information System] (sib.gob.ar) (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Administración de Parques Nacionales [National Parks Administration]. Retrieved 14 July 2021.