Symphyotrichum concolor

Symphyotrichum concolor

Symphyotrichum concolor

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Astereae
Subtribus: Symphyotrichinae
Genus: Symphyotrichum
Subgenus: S. subg. Virgulus
Sectio: S. sect. Concolores
Species: Symphyotrichum concolor
Varietates: S. c. var. concolor – S. c. var. devestitum

Name

Symphyotrichum concolor (L.) G.L.Nesom, Phytologia 77(3): 278 (1995).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Aster concolor L., Sp. Pl. 2: 874 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Lasallea concolor (L.) Semple & Brouillet in Amer. J. Bot. 67: 1022 (1980)
  • Virgulus concolor (L.) Reveal & Keener in Taxon 30: 649 (1981)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Symphyotrichum concolor Continental: Northern America USA (Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia), Bahamas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nesom, G.L. 1994 publ. 1995. Review of the taxonomy of Aster sensu lato (Asteraceae: Astereae), emphasizing the New World species. Phytologia 77(3): 141–297. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus II. Pp. 561–1200, [1–30, index], [1, err.]. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. 
• De Candolle, A.P. 1836. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 5: Sistens Calycereas et Compositarum tribus priores. 706 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. 
• Reveal, J.L. & Keener, C.S. 1981. Virgulus Raf. (1837), an earlier name for Lasallea Greene (1903) (Asteraceae). Taxon 30(3): 648–651. JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Symphyotrichum concolor in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 12. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2018. Symphyotrichum concolor. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Mar. 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Symphyotrichum concolor. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 22 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Symphyotrichum concolor in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Mar. 22.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Symphyotrichum concolor. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Mar. 2018.

Vernacular names

English: eastern silver aster

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