Symphyotrichum vahlii

Symphyotrichum vahlii (formerly Aster vahlii and Erigeron vahlii) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to South America, specifically Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, and the Falkland Islands.[1] It is herbaceous and grows 10 to 60 centimeters (4 to 24 inches) tall. Its flowers have white ray florets of length 6 millimeters (1⁄4 inch).[2] It grows in wetland areas of tall forests with trees that exceed 15 meters (50 feet).[3] One infraspecies is accepted, Symphyotrichum vahlii var. tenuifolium, in addition to the autonym S. vahlii var. vahlii.[1]

Symphyotrichum vahlii
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. Astropolium
Species:
S. vahlii
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum vahlii
Varieties[1]
  • S. vahlii var. vahlii
  • S. vahlii var. tenuifolium (Phil.) G.L.Nesom
Symphyotrichum vahlii native distribution map: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Falkland Islands.
Native distribution[1]
Synonyms[1]

Basionym

  • Erigeron vahlii Gaudich.
Species
    • Aster vahlii Hook. & Arn.
    • Aster vahlii var. robustus De Wild.
    • Diplopappus pinifolius Less. ex DC.
    • Erigeron graminifolius Phil.
    • Erigeron vahlii var. robusta Albov
    • Oritrophium vahlii (Gaudich.) Cuatrec.
    • Thinobia araucana Phil.
    • Tripolium uniflorum Phil.

Citations
  1. POWO 2021.
  2. Sancho & Ariza Espinar 2003, p. 12.
  3. SIB n.d.

References
  • POWO (2021). "Symphyotrichum vahlii (Gaudich.) G.L.Nesom". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  • Sancho, G.; Ariza Espinar, L. (2003). "Asteraceae part 16. Tribu: Astereae, parte B. Subtribus: Bellidinae–Asterinae (excepto Grindelia y Haplopappus)" (PDF). In Hunziker, A.T. (ed.). Flora Fanerogámica Argentina (in Spanish). Vol. 81. pp. 1–102. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  • SIB (n.d.). "Symphyotrichum vahlii". Sistema de Información de Biodiversidad [Biodiversity Information System] (sib.gob.ar) (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Administración de Parques Nacionales [National Parks Administration]. Retrieved 14 July 2021.


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