Symphyotrichum dumosum

Symphyotrichum dumosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Astereae
Genus:	Symphyotrichum
Species:	S. dumosum
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum dumosum (L.) G.L.Nesom
Synonyms[1]
Aster cordifolius Michx. illegitimate Aster dumosus L. Aster dumosus var. albus Pursh Aster dumosus var. coridifolius (Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray Aster dumosus var. foliosus Alph.Wood Aster dumosus var. gracilentus Torr. & A.Gray Aster dumosus f. monocephalus Farw. Aster dumosus var. subracemosus Torr. & A.Gray Aster dumosus var. versus Torr. & A.Gray Aster dumosus var. violaceus Pursh Aster foliolosus Elliott Aster foliosus Pers. Aster sparsiflorus Michx.

Symphyotrichum dumosum, common name bushy aster or New York aster, is a plant species long known as Aster dumosus. The genus Aster has been narrowed considerably in scope in recent years due to more information about the diversity in the group. Symphyotrichum dumosum is widespread across the eastern half of the United States from Texas to Florida to Maine to Wisconsin. It is also known from New Brunswick and Ontario, and is cultivated in other places.^[2]

Symphyotrichum dumosum is a perennial herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. Heads are born in paniculiform arrays. Ray flowers are blue, pink, purple or white; disc flowers pale yellow, turning pink with age.^[3]

Varieties

The following 5 varieties are recognized:^[1]

• Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum
• Symphyotrichum dumosum var. gracilipes (Wiegand) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum dumosum var. pergracile (Wiegand) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum dumosum var. strictior (Torr. & A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum dumosum var. subulifolium (Torr. & A.Gray) G.L.Nesom

Gallery

Detail of flowering head

References