Symphyotrichum foliaceum

Symphyotrichum foliaceum (formerly Aster foliaceus) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to western North America. Commonly known as leafy aster, leafy-bracted aster, and alpine leafybract aster, it is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach 10 to 60 centimeters (4 to 24 inches) in height. Its flowers have violet to purple ray florets and yellow disk florets.[3] Four varieties were accepted as of July 2021 by Plants of the World Online (POWO), as follows: S. foliaceum var. apricum, S. foliaceum var. canbyi, S. foliaceum var. cusickii, and S. foliaceum var. parryi.[2] The autonym is S. foliaceum var. foliaceum.

Symphyotrichum foliaceum
British Columbia

Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Subtribe: Symphyotrichinae
Genus: Symphyotrichum
Subgenus: Symphyotrichum subg. Symphyotrichum
Section: Symphyotrichum sect. Occidentales
Species:
S. foliaceum
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum foliaceum
Varieties[2]
List
  • S. foliaceum var. foliaceum
  • S. foliaceum var. apricum (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
  • S. foliaceum var. canbyi (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
  • S. foliaceum var. cusickii (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
  • S. foliaceum var. parryi (D.C.Eaton) G.L.Nesom
Symphyotrichum foliaceum distribution map: Canada — Alberta and British Columbia; US — Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
Native distribution[2]
Synonyms[2]

Basionym

  • Aster foliaceus Lindl. ex DC.
Species
    • Aster botryanthus K.Koch
    • Aster canbyi Vasey ex A.Gray
    • Aster douglasii D.C.Eaton
    • Aster foliaceus var. diabolicus Onno
    • Aster foliaceus var. typicus Onno
    • Aster peregrinus Less.
Varieties
  • var. apricum
      • Aster apricus Rydb.
      • Aster foliaceus subsp. apricus (A.Gray) Piper
      • Aster foliaceus var. apricus A.Gray
      • Aster phyllodes Rydb.
      • Aster subspicatus var. apricus (A.Gray) B.Boivin
      • Aster tweedyi Rydb.
  • var. canbyi
      • Aster foliaceus var. burkei A.Gray
      • Aster foliaceus var. canbyi A.Gray
  • var. cusickii
      • Aster cusickii A.Gray
      • Aster cusickii var. lyallii A.Gray
      • Aster foliaceus var. cusickii (A.Gray) Cronquist
      • Aster foliaceus var. lyallii (A.Gray) Cronquist
      • Aster kootenayi A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.
      • Symphyotrichum cusickii (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
  • var. parryi
      • Aster ascendens var. parryi D.C.Eaton
      • Aster diabolicus Piper
      • Aster foliaceus var. frondeus A.Gray
      • Aster foliaceus subsp. frondeus (A.Gray) Piper
      • Aster foliaceus var. parryi A.Gray
      • Aster frondeus Greene
  • S. foliaceum var. parryi
    S. foliaceum var. parryi

Citations
  1. NatureServe 2021.
  2. POWO 2021.
  3. Brouillet et al. 2006.

References
  • Brouillet, L.; Semple, J.C.; Allen, G.A.; Chambers, K.L.; Sundberg, S.D. (2006). "Symphyotrichum foliaceum". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 20. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 July 2021 – via eFloras.
  • NatureServe (2 July 2021). "Symphyotrichum foliaceum Leafy-bract Aster". NatureServe Explorer (explorer.natureserve.org). Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  • POWO (2021). "Symphyotrichum foliaceum (Lindl. ex DC.) G.L.Nesom". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 August 2021.


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