Taxon: Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G. L. Nesom var. patens

• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

See other conspecific taxa:

• Symphyotrichum patens (no accessions)
• Symphyotrichum patens var. gracile (no accessions)
• Symphyotrichum patens var. patentissimum (no accessions)

Economic importance:

• View ethnobotanical data from Moerman's Native American Ethnobotany Database

Distributional range:

• NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
  Northeastern U.S.A.: United States - Connecticut, Indiana [s.], Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, West Virginia
  North-Central U.S.A.: United States - Illinois [s.], Kansas [s.w.], Missouri [s.], Oklahoma
  Southeastern U.S.A.: United States - Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida [n.], Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia

References:

• FNA Editorial Committee. 1993–. Flora of North America.
• Nesom, G. L. 1994. Review of the taxonomy of Aster sensu lato (Asteraceae: Astereae), emphasizing the New World species. Phytologia 77:288.
• Nesom, G. L. 2006. Taxonomic review of Symphyotrichum patens (Asteraceae: Astereae). Sida 22:1075–1080.

Synonyms:

• (≡) Aster patens Aiton (basionym)
  
• (=) Aster patens var. patens
  

Check other web resources for Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G. L. Nesom var. patens:

• Flora of North America: Collaborative Floristic Effort of North American Botanists
• PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden

Images:

• Fruits: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

More:

• 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.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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