Symphyotrichum concolor

Symphyotrichum concolor
Southwest Florida

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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. Virgulus
Species:
S. concolor
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum concolor
Varieties[2]
Symphyotrichum concolor distribution: Bahamas and US (Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia).
Native distribution[2]
Synonyms[2]

Basionym

  • Aster concolor L.

Others

Variety synonyms
  • var. concolor
    • Aster concolor f. lasiocaulis Fernald
    • Aster concolor var. simulatus (Small) R.W.Long
    • Aster simulatus Small
    • Virgaria concolor Raf. ex DC.
  • var. devestitum
    • Aster concolor var. devestitus S.F.Blake
    • Symphyotrichum concolor subsp. devestitum (S.F.Blake) A.Haines

Symphyotrichum concolor (formerly Aster concolor) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae with the common name eastern silvery aster.[3] It is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach 30 to 80 centimeters (12 to 31 inches) in height. Leaves are a grayish-green and have a silky look and feel. The flowers have 8–12 rose-purple, rarely white, ray florets, and pink then purple disk florets. It is native to the Atlantic coastal plain and Piedmont areas of the eastern United States, as well as the Bahamas.