Symphyotrichum hendersonii

Symphyotrichum hendersonii
Conservation status
	; Apparently Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific 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. hendersonii
Binomial name
	Symphyotrichum hendersonii; (Fernald) G.L.Nesom[2]
	Native distribution[3]
Synonyms[2]
	Aster hendersonii Fernald;

Symphyotrichum hendersonii (formerly Aster hendersonii) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to the northwestern United States. Commonly known as Henderson's aster, it is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach 70 to 150 centimeters (2 to 5 feet) tall. Its flowers have purple ray florets and yellow disk florets.[3]

Isotype of Aster hendersonii stored at the Harvard University Herbarium. Collected 5 August 1894 at the Saint Maries River, Kootenai County, Idaho.

References

Brouillet, L.; Semple, J.C.; Allen, G.A.; Chambers, K.L.; Sundberg, S.D. (2006). "Symphyotrichum hendersonii". 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 10 July 2021 – via eFloras.
NatureServe (2 July 2021). "Symphyotrichum hendersonii Henderson's American-aster". NatureServe Explorer (explorer.natureserve.org). Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
POWO (2019). "Symphyotrichum hendersonii (Fernald) G.L.Nesom". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

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[FOOTNOTENatureServe2021-1] NatureServe 2021.

[FOOTNOTEPOWO2019-2] POWO 2019.

[FOOTNOTEBrouilletSempleAllenChambers2006-3] Brouillet et al. 2006.