Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Appearance
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Symphyotrichum |
Species: | S. oblongifolium
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Binomial name | |
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium | |
Synonyms | |
Aster oblongifolius Nutt. |
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium, the aromatic aster,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae, native to parts of eastern and central United States. It is found in parts of Kansas,[2]Ohio, northern Illinois, hilly parts of southern Illinois, and on the banks of the Mississippi River and Illinois River,[3] as well as other parts of the central United States, for example, in Missouri and other places including along the Ohio River,[1] from Pennsylvania to Nebraska to Minnesota to Virginia.[4] It is an uncommon herbaceous perennial.[5] Like other members of the genus Symphyotrichum, it was formerly included in Aster, and is widely referenced as Aster oblongifolius.
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October Skies cultivar, when not in bloom
References
- ^ a b USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Symphyotrichum oblongifolium". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ Haddock, Mike (2018). "Aromatic aster". Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ Hilty, John (2020). "Aromatic Aster (Aster oblongifolius)". Illinois Wildflowers. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
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Nathaniel L. Britton, and Addison Brown (1970). An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Vol. 3. Dover Publications. p. 366. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
Aster oblongifolius.
- ^ Aster, Shale Barren (January 1983). "Aster Oblongifolius Nutt" (PDF). Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
External links
- Media related to Symphyotrichum oblongifolium at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Symphyotrichum oblongifolium at Wikispecies
- Missouri Plants
- Petersen, Roger Tory; McKenny, Margaret (1998). A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and North-central North America. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 358.