Symphyotrichum shortii

Symphyotrichum shortii

Symphyotrichum shortii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Astereae
Subtribus: Symphyotrichinae
Genus: Symphyotrichum
Subgenus: S. subg. Symphyotrichum
Sectio: S. sect. Symphyotrichum
Species: Symphyotrichum shortii

Name

Symphyotrichum shortii (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom, 1995

Hybrids

• Symphyotrichum × finkii

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Aster shortii Lindl. in W.J.Hooker, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 9 (1834)
• Heterotypic
  • Aster camptosorus Small in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 24: 339 (1897)
  • Aster shortii f. asper Shinners in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 26: 408 (1941)
  • Aster shortii subsp. azureus (Lindl.) Avers in Rhodora 55: 324 (1953)
  • Aster shortii var. camptosorus'' (Small) D.B.Ward in Phytologia 94: 465 (2012)
  • Aster shortii f. candidus Benke in Torreya 36: 120 (1936)
  • Aster shortii f. gronemannii Benke in Rhodora 31: 150 (1929)
  • Aster shortii var. monroei Benke in Torreya 36: 120 (1936)
  • Symphyotrichum shortii f. gronemannii (Benke) G.Wilh. & Rericha in Michigan Bot. 55: 96 (2016)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Symphyotrichum shortii Continental: Northern America Canada (Ontario), USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Primary references

• Nesom, G.L. 1994 publ. 1995. Review of the taxonomy of Aster sensu lato (Asteraceae: Astereae), emphasizing the New World species. Phytologia 77(3): 141–297. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Symphyotrichum shortii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Mar. 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Symphyotrichum shortii. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 23 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Symphyotrichum shortii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Mar. 23. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2018. Symphyotrichum shortii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Mar. 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Short's aster

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