Symphyotrichum tradescantii (formerly Aster tradescantii) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to northeastern North America. Common names include Tradescant's aster and shore aster.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| 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. tradescantii
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Description
editSymphyotrichum tradescantii is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach 5 to 70 centimeters (2 to 28 inches) tall. Its flowers have white ray florets and pale yellow to purple disk florets.[3]
Distribution and habitat
editNative
editSymphyotrichum tradescantii is native to northeastern North America in Canada (New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Québec) and the United States (Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont).[2]
Introduced
editIt is an introduced species in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Croatia.[2]
Habitat
editS. tradescantii is found in wet and rocky habitats such as shores, streams, and freshwater estuaries.[3]
Citations
edit- ^ NatureServe 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Hassler 2020.
- ^ a b c Brouillet et al. 2006.
References
edit- Brouillet, L.; Semple, J.C.; Allen, G.A.; Chambers, K.L.; Sundberg, S.D. (2006). "Symphyotrichum tradescantii". 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 19 January 2021 – via eFloras.
- Hassler, M. (2020). "Symphyotrichum tradescantii (L.) 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, 1 December 2020. Leiden, Netherlands: Naturalis Biodiversity Center. ISSN 2405-8858. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
{{cite book}}:|journal=ignored (help) - NatureServe (2 July 2021). "Symphyotrichum tradescantii Tradescant Aster". NatureServe Explorer (explorer.natureserve.org). Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 15 July 2021.