Genus: Symphyotrichum Nees

Sometimes included in: Aster L.

Complete List of Accepted Species Records.

References for genus:

• Nesom, G. L. 1995. Key to the American genera of the Asterinae (Asteraceae). Phytologia 79:281–285. [accepts].
  
• Nesom, G. L. 1994. Review of the taxonomy of Aster sensu lato (Asteraceae: Astereae), emphasizing the New World species. Phytologia 77:141–297. [accepts].
  
• Nesom, G. L. 1997. Phytologia 82:300–315. [accepts].
  
• Xiang, C. & J. C. Semple. 1996. Molecular systematic study of Aster sensu lato and related genera (Asteraceae: Astereae) based on chloroplast DNA restriction site analyses and mainly North American taxa. In: Hind, D. J. N. & H. J. Beentje, eds., Compositae: systematics. (Syst Comp) 1:393–423. [accepts].
  

More:

KBD: Kew Bibliographic Databases of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Note: Log on to KBD for better access.

Check other nomenclature databases for Symphyotrichum:

• ING: Index Nominum Genericorum
• NCU-3e: Names in Current Use for Extant Plant Genera

Images:

• Fruits (Symphyotrichum lanceolatum subsp. hesperium): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruits (Symphyotrichum patens var. patens): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

More:

• Check PlantSystematics.org
• Check H. D. Wilson's Vascular Plant Image Library (Texas A. & M. University)

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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