Symphyotrichum rhiannon

Taxonavigation

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

Symphyotrichum rhiannon Weakley & Govus, Sida 21(2): 828 (827–839; fig. 1) (2004).

Type: U.S.A., North Carolina. Clay Co.: Buck Creek Ultramafic Barrens, Nantahala National Forest, 1.3 km N of US 64 on Buck Creek Rd, just NE from Glade Gap, below FS Rd 6269 (above bridge crossing Buck Creek), NW ca. 0.5 km from gate on steep slope above E side of Buck Creek; serpentine barrens, steep W aspect outcrop of dunite and olivine, open woodland dominated by pitchpine and prairie grasses, 3385 ft elev., UTM zone 17S, 261513 mE, 3885663 mN (WGS-84), 3 Nov 2003, T.E. Govus and G. Kauffman 1 (Holotype: NCU [NCU00112116 (592355)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotypes: BRIT, NCU {NCU00112114 (592357)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, NCU00112115 (592356)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, US, WAT).

Native distribution areas:
Symphyotrichum rhiannon Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. North Carolina. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Kauffman, G.L., Nesom, G.L., Weakley, A.S., Govus. T.E. & Cotterman, L.M. 2004. A New Species of Symphyotrichum (Asteraceae: Astereae) from a Serpentine Barren in Western North Carolina. SIDA, Contributions to Botany 21(2): 827–839. JSTOR . ResearchGate . BHL. Reference page. : 828

International Plant Names Index. 2020. Symphyotrichum rhiannon. Published online. Accessed: 29 November 2020.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Symphyotrichum rhiannon. Accessed: 2023 December 18.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Symphyotrichum rhiannon in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 18. Reference page.

English: Rhiannon's Aster