Symphyotrichum leone (formerly Aster leonis) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to Cuba.[1][2] It is also spelled Symphyotrichum leonis.[2]

Symphyotrichum leone
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Subtribe: Symphyotrichinae
Genus: Symphyotrichum
Subgenus: Symphyotrichum subg. Symphyotrichum
Section: Symphyotrichum sect. Symphyotrichum
Species:
S. leone
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum leone
Symphyotrichum leone native distribution map: Cuba.
Native distribution[2]
Synonyms[1]
  • Aster leonis Britton
Holotype of Aster leonis

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References edit

  • Britton, N.L. (1920). "Descriptions of Cuban Plants New to Science". Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club. 16 (2). Seeman Printery: 114. ISSN 0097-3807. LCCN gs14000849. OCLC 1767639. Retrieved 4 October 2022 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  • Hassler, M. (17 March 2021). "Symphyotrichum leone (Britton) G. L. Nesom – World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World". In Roskov, Y.; Ower, G.; Orrell, T.; Nicolson, D.; Bailly, N.; Kirk, P.M.; Bourgoin, T.; DeWalt, R.E.; Decock, W.; van Nieukerken, E.J.; Penev, L. (eds.). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 10 June 2021. Leiden, Netherlands: Naturalis Biodiversity Center. ISSN 2405-8858. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  • POWO (2022). "Symphyotrichum leonis (Britton) G.L.Nesom". Plants of the World Online (powo.science.kew.org). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 October 2022.