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Taxon: Symphyotrichum dumosum (L.) G. L. Nesom

Genus: Symphyotrichum
Family: Asteraceae (alt. Compositae).
Nomen number: 406990
Place of publication: Phytologia 77:280. 1995 ("1994")
Name verified on: 12-Dec-2003 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 13-May-2009
Species priority site is: Ornamental Plant Germplasm Center (OPGC).

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.

Common names:

  • bushy aster   (Source: F Canada as Aster dumosus)
  • long-stalk aster   (Source: Glea Cron ed2 as Aster dumosus)
  • rice-button aster   (Source: F Florida as Aster dumosus)

Economic importance:

  • Environmental: ornamental   (fide Dict Gard, as Aster dumosus)
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Distributional range:

Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)
  • NORTHERN AMERICA
    Eastern Canada: Canada - Ontario [s.]
    Northeastern U.S.A.: United States - Connecticut, Indiana [n.], Maine [s.], Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania [e.], Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
    North-Central U.S.A.: United States - Illinois, Missouri [s.], Oklahoma
    Southeastern U.S.A.: United States - Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
    South-Central U.S.A.: United States - Texas [s.e.]

References:

  • Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2. (Glea Cron ed2) [= Aster dumosus].
  • Nesom, G. L. 1994. Review of the taxonomy of Aster sensu lato (Asteraceae: Astereae), emphasizing the New World species. Phytologia 77:280.
  • Scoggan, H. J. 1978–1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. (F Canada) [= Aster dumosus].
  • Semple, J. C. et al. 1996. The Asters of Ontario (Compositae: Astereae): Diplactis Raf., Oclemena E. L. Greene, Doellingeria Nees and Aster. (Aster Ontario) [= Aster dumosus L.].
  • Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida. (F Florida) [= Aster dumosus].
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Synonyms:


Check other databases for Symphyotrichum dumosum (L.) G. L. Nesom:

  • PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
  • TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
    Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Check other databases for images:

  • PlantSystematics.org
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?406990 (21 November 2009)

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