Symphyotrichum tenuifolium

Symphyotrichum tenuifolium (formerly Aster tenuifolius) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae and is commonly known as perennial saltmarsh aster. It is a perennial and herbaceous plant native to the eastern United States and the West Indies. There is one variety, S. tenuifolium var. aphyllum in addition to the autonym S. tenuifolium var. tenuifolium.

Symphyotrichum tenuifolium
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Astereae
Subtribe:	Symphyotrichinae
Genus:	Symphyotrichum
Subgenus:	Symphyotrichum subg. Astropolium
Species:	S. tenuifolium
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum tenuifolium (L.) G.L.Nesom
Varieties
S. tenuifolium var. tenuifolium S. tenuifolium var. aphyllum (R.W.Long) S.D.Sundb.
Native distribution
Synonyms
Basionym Aster tenuifolius L. Alphabetical list Aster flexuosus Nutt. Aster junceus Nees Aster polyphyllus Pursh ex DC. Aster recurvatus Nees Aster tripolium Walter Aster virgatus Moench Fimbristima flexuosa Raf. Fimbristima sparsiflora Raf. Tripolium flexuosum Nees Venatris tenuifolius Raf.

Gallery

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  Marsh habitat

Conservation

As of June 2021, NatureServe lists Symphyotrichum tenuifolium as Secure (G5) worldwide, Critically Imperiled (S1) in New Hampshire, Imperiled (S2) in New York, and Vulnerable (S3) in North Carolina.

References

• Brouillet, L.; Semple, J.C.; Allen, G.A.; Chambers, K.L.; Sundberg, S.D. (2006). "Symphyotrichum tenuifolium". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 20. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 27 June 2021 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
• NatureServe (4 June 2021). "Symphyotrichum tenuifolium Perennial Saltmarsh Aster". NatureServe Explorer (explorer.natureserve.org). Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
• POWO (2021). "Symphyotrichum tenuifolium (L.) G.L.Nesom". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
• Semple, J.C. (17 May 2021). "Classification of Symphyotrichum". www.uwaterloo.ca. Ontario. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.