Symphyotrichum ascendens

Symphyotrichum ascendens

Symphyotrichum ascendens

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. Ascendentes
Species: Symphyotrichum ascendens

Name

Symphyotrichum ascendens (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom, Phytologia 77(3): 276 (1995).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Aster ascendens Lindl. in W.J.Hooker, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 8 (1834)
  • Aster chilensis subsp. ascendens (Lindl.) Cronquist in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 29: 458 (1943)
  • Virgulaster ascendens (Lindl.) Semple in Phytologia 58: 431 (1985)
• Heterotypic
  • Aster adscendens Lindl. ex DC. in Prodr. 5: 231 (1836), orth. var.
  • Aster armeriifolius Greene in Pittonia 4: 214 (1900)
  • Aster ascendens var. armeriifolius A.Nelson in New Man. Bot. Centr. Rocky Mt.: 517 (1909)
  • Aster ascendens var. ciliatifolius (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray in Fl. N. Amer. 2: 111 (1841)
  • Aster ascendens var. denudatus (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray in Fl. N. Amer. 2: 111 (1841)
  • Aster chilensis var. euadscendens Cronquist in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 29: 460 (1943)
  • Aster denudatus Nutt. in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 7: 292 (1840)
  • Aster denudatus var. ciliatifolius Nutt. in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 7: 293 (1840)
  • Aster griseus Greene in Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 147 (1905)
  • Aster lonchophyllus Greene in Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 146 (1905)
  • Aster macounii Rydb. in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 37: 136 (1910)
  • Aster nuttallii Torr. & A.Gray in Fl. N. Amer. 2: 126 (1841)
  • Aster ramulosus Nutt. in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 7: 293 (1840), nom. illeg.
  • Aster subgriseus Rydb. in Fl. Rocky Mts.: 884, 1067 (1917)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Symphyotrichum ascendens Continental: Northern America Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan USA Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming 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

• Hooker, W.J. 1834–1840. Flora Boreali-Americana, or, the botany of the northern parts of British America. Vol. 2. pp. 1–328. H.G. Bohn, London. BHL Reference page.  (basionym)
• Nuttall, T. 1840. Descriptions of new species and genera of plants in the natural order of the Compositae, collected in a tour across the continent to the Pacific, a residence in Oregon, and a visit to the Sandwich Islands and upper California, during the years 1834 and 1835. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, held at Philadelphia, for promoting useful knowledge, n.s.[new series][ser. 2], 7: 283–453. BHL Reference page. 
• Rydberg, P.A. 1917. Flora of the Rocky Mountains and adjacent plains. Published by the author, New York. BHL Reference page. 
• Semple, J.C. 1985. New names and combinations in Compositae, tribe Astereae. Phytologia 58(7): 429–431. BHL Reference page. 
• Torrey, J. & Gray, A. 1841–1843. A Flora of North America containing abridged Descriptions of all the known indigenous and naturalized Plants growing North of Mexico; arranged according to the Natural System, Vol. 2. 527 pp. Wiley & Putnam, New York. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Symphyotrichum ascendens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 10. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2020. Symphyotrichum ascendens. 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. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Symphyotrichum ascendens. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 10 2020.
• The Plant List 2013. Symphyotrichum ascendens in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 10.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Symphyotrichum ascendens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Dec. 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Western Aster

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