Symphyotrichum pygmaeum

Symphyotrichum pygmaeum

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
Species: Symphyotrichum pygmaeum

Name

Symphyotrichum pygmaeum (Lindl.) Brouillet & Selliah, Sida 21(3): 1635. (2005)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Aster pygmaeus Lindl., Fl. Bor.-Amer. (Hooker) 2(7): 6 (-7). (1834)
• Homotypic
  • Aster sibiricus var. pygmaeus (Lindl.) Cody, Canad. Field-Naturalist 68: 117. (1954)
  • Aster sibiricus subsp. pygmaeus (Lindl.) Á.Löve & D.Löve, Bot. Not. no. 128: 521. 1976 (1975)
  • Eurybia pygmaea (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom, Phytologia, 77(3): 261. (1995)
    

Note: Not formally allocated to a subgenus, although appears to be close to Symphyotrichum yukonense (Brouillet & Selliah, 2005).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Symphyotrichum pygmaeum Continental: Northern America Regional: Canada Alaska, Northwest Territorie, Nunavut References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Primary references

• Brouillet, L. & Selliah, S. 2005. Symphyotrichum pygmaeum: transfer of Eurybia pygmaea from the eurybioid grade to the subtribe Symphyotrichinae (Asteraceae: Astereae). SIDA, Contributions to Botany 21(3): 1633-1635. JSTOR

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Symphyotrichum pygmaeum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Mar. 09. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Symphyotrichum pygmaeum. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Mar. 09. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Symphyotrichum pygmaeum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Mar. 2023.}}
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Symphyotrichum pygmaeum. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 09 2023.

Vernacular names

English: pygmy aster

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