Symphyotrichum pratense

Symphyotrichum pratense
Conservation status
Apparently 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. Virgulus
Species:	S. pratense
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum pratense (Raf.) G.L.Nesom
Native distribution
Synonyms
Basionym Aster pratensis Raf. Alphabetical list Aster ciliatus Nutt. Aster phyllolepis Torr. & A.Gray Aster sericeus var. microphyllus DC. Lasallea phyllolepis Greene Lasallea sericea subsp. pratensis (Raf.) Semple & Brouillet Symphyotrichum sericeum var. microphyllum (DC.) Wunderlin & B.F.Hansen Virgulus pratensis (Raf.) Reveal & Keener

Symphyotrichum pratense (formerly Aster pratensis) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to the southeastern United States. Commonly known as barrens silky aster, it is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach 40 to 60 centimeters (16 to 24 inches) tall. Its flowers have rose-purple ray florets and pink then purple disk florets.

Gallery

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  Stem, leaves, flower head
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  Stem and leaves
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  Bracts, involucre, and phyllaries
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  Flower head top view
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  Flower head side view with rays pulled back
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  Fruits

References

• Brouillet, L.; Semple, J.C.; Allen, G.A.; Chambers, K.L.; Sundberg, S.D. (2006). "Symphyotrichum pratense". 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 9 July 2021 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
• NatureServe (2 July 2021). "Symphyotrichum pratense Barrens Silky Aster". NatureServe Explorer (explorer.natureserve.org). Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
• POWO (2019). "Symphyotrichum pratense (Raf.) G.L.Nesom". Plants of the World Online (www.plantsoftheworldonline.org). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 July 2021.