Symphyotrichum Nees. Common name: American Aster.
Contributed by Alan S. Weakley and John C. Kees
A genus of about 90-100 species, of North America.
Key to subgenus Astropolium based on Nesom (2005b).
References: Brouillet & Semple (1981); Brouillet et al. (2006) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2006b); Campbell & Seymour (2014); Cronquist (1980); Dahal, Siniscalchi, & Folk (2023); Haines (2010); Holmes & Singhurst (2021); Jones (1980a); Jones (1980b); Jones (1983); Jones (1984); Jones (1992); Jones & Young (1983); Jones, Witsell, and Nesom (2008); Kauffman et al. (2004); Kral (1983a); Lamboy (1987); Lamboy (1992); Medley (2021a); Nesom (1994a); Nesom (1994b); Nesom (1997a); Nesom (1997a); Nesom (1997b); Nesom (2005b); Nesom (2006oo); Nesom (2007); Noyes & Rieseberg (1999); Reveal & Keener (1981); Semple (2019); Semple (2024); Semple & Brouillet (1980a); Semple & Brouillet (1980b); Semple & Chmielewski (1987); Semple & Chmielewski (2024); Semple et al. (2024); Semple, Chmielewski, & Lane (1989); Semple, Heard, & Xiang (1996); Semple, Horsburgh, & Haggitt (2024); Sundberg (2004); Ward (2012a); Warners & Laughlin (1999); Xiang & Semple (1996). Show full citations.
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