Symphyotrichum tenuifolium

Species of flowering plant

Symphyotrichum tenuifolium
Conservation status

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. Astropolium
Species:
S. tenuifolium
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum tenuifolium
(L.) G.L.Nesom[2]
Varieties[2]
  • S. tenuifolium var. tenuifolium
  • S. tenuifolium var. aphyllum (R.W.Long) S.D.Sundb.
Symphyotrichum tenuifolium distribution map: Bahamas, Cuba, and US (Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia).
Native distribution[2]
Synonyms[2]

Basionym

  • Aster tenuifolius L.
Alphabetical list
    • Aster flexuosus Nutt.
    • Aster junceus Nees
    • Aster polyphyllus Pursh ex DC.
    • Aster recurvatus Nees
    • Aster tripolium Walter
    • Aster virgatus Moench
    • Fimbristima flexuosa Raf.
    • Fimbristima sparsiflora Raf.
    • Tripolium flexuosum Nees
    • Venatris tenuifolius Raf.

Symphyotrichum tenuifolium (formerly Aster tenuifolius) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae and is commonly known as perennial saltmarsh aster. It is a perennial and herbaceous plant native to the eastern United States and the West Indies.[3][4] There is one variety, S. tenuifolium var. aphyllum in addition to the autonym S. tenuifolium var. tenuifolium.[2]

Gallery

  • Marsh habitat
    Marsh habitat

Conservation

As of June 2021[update], NatureServe lists Symphyotrichum tenuifolium as Secure (G5) worldwide, Critically Imperiled (S1) in New Hampshire, Imperiled (S2) in New York, and Vulnerable (S3) in North Carolina.[1]

Citations

References

Taxon identifiers
Symphyotrichum tenuifolium
Aster tenuifolius
Symphyotrichum tenuifolium var. aphyllum
Symphyotrichum tenuifolium var. tenuifolium


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