Symphyotrichum ascendens (Lindley) G. L. Nesom (Q2500)

Flora Commons

accepted id

Symphyotrichum ascendens (Lindley) G.L. Nesom

taxon name

Symphyotrichum ascendens

(Lindley) G.L. Nesom

FNA Editorial Committee. 2006. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Volume 20: Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 7: Asteraceae, part 2. Oxford University Press, New York.

taxon status

accepted

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taxon name

Symphyotrichum ascendens

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taxon authority

(Lindley) G.L. Nesom

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taxon rank

species

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taxon status

accepted

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common name

aster ascendant (French)

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western aster (English)

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long-leaved aster (English)

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intermountain aster (English)

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western American aster (English)

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Long-leaved or intermountain or western aster (English)

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VasCan taxon numeric id

3522

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distribution

CA-BC

establishment of distribution

present

native

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Douglas, G.W., G.B. Straley, D.V. Meidinger & J. Pojar. 1998. Illustrated Flora of British Columbia. B.C. Ministry of Environment, Lands & Parks and B.C. Ministry of Forests. Victoria. Crown Publications. 8 vols.

CA-AB

establishment of distribution

present

native

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Moss, E.H. 1983. Flora of Alberta. 2nd edition, revised by J.G. Packer. University of Toronto Press, Toronto. 687 pp.

CA-SK

establishment of distribution

present

native

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Harms, V.L. 2006. Annotated catalogue of Saskatchewan vascular plants. http://www.biodiversity.sk.ca/Docs/AnnotatedCatalogueSKVascPlants2006.pdf

Newfoundland, CA

excluded

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Meades, S., S.G. Hay & L. Brouillet. 2000. Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador. Published in association with A Digital Flora of Newfoundland and Labrador Vascular Plants. http://www.digitalnaturalhistory.com/meades.htm (consulted 2009-09-02) http://www.digitalnaturalhistory.com/meades.htm

CA-AB

Alta.

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CA-BC

B.C.

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CA-SK

Sask.

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US-AZ

Ariz.

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US-CA

Calif.

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US-CO

Colo.

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US-ID

Idaho

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US-MT

Mont.

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US-NV

Nev.

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US-NM

N.Mex.

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US-ND

N.Dak.

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US-OR

Oreg.

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US-UT

Utah

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US-WA

Wash.

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US-WY

Wyo.

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Symphyotrichum subg. Ascendentes (P.A. Rydberg) J.C. Semple

parent taxon

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taxon habit

herb

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GBIF taxon key

3151505

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Global Biodiversity Information Facility

IUCN Redlist Category

NE

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Global Biodiversity Information Facility

phenology

Flowering Jul–Aug.

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taxon habitat

meadows

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grasslands

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areas

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sagebrush steppe

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ponderosa pine woodlands

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damp

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elevation

500–3200 m

measurement range from

500 meter

measurement range to

3,200 meter

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special status

F

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E

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taxon description fragment

Stems 1–5+, ascending to erect, densely and uniformly strigose, especially distally.

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d0_s2

Leaves (grayish green) thin to firm, margins entire, apices acute, faces glabrous or strigose;

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d0_s3

basal usually persistent, petiolate, blades oblanceolate, 50–150 × 5–12 (–15) mm, bases attenuate or cuneate, margins entire, apices usually acute;

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d0_s4

proximal cauline sessile or subpetiolate, blades oblong to narrowly obovate, 50–120 × 5–12 mm, bases attenuate or cuneate;

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d0_s5

distal sessile, blades 30–70 × 4–10 mm, reduced distally, bases cuneate to ± rounded.

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d0_s6

Heads in paniculiform arrays, branches ascending.

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d0_s7

Peduncles moderately to densely strigose, bracts 1–4, linear to oblanceolate.

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d0_s8

Involucres campanulate, 4–7 mm.

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d0_s9

Phyllaries in 3–5 series, narrowly oblanceolate or linear (outer) to linear (inner), unequal, bases indurate, margins entire, green zones obovate to elliptic, apices obtuse, faces densely strigose.

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d0_s10

Ray-florets (10–) 15–40;

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d0_s11

corollas violet, laminae 8–13 × 1–1.5 mm.

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d0_s12

Disc-florets 25–65 (–80);

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d0_s13

corollas yellow, sometimes purple-tinged, 4–6 mm, lobes triangular, 0.4–0.8 mm.

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d0_s14

Cypselae brown, cylindric to obovoid, not compressed, 2–3.5 mm, 3–5-nerved, faces hairy;

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d0_s15

pappi whitish, 4–7 mm. 2n = 26, 36, 52.

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d0_s16

morphology statement

stem

1

5

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d0_s2

stem

orientation

ascending

erect

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d0_s2

stem

strigose

densely; uniformly

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d0_s2

thin

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d0_s3

texture

firm

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d0_s3

inflorescence palea margin

entire

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d0_s3

inflorescence flower gynoecium pistil style apex

acute

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d0_s3

glabrous

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d0_s3

strigose

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d0_s3

duration

persistent

usually

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d0_s4

petiolate

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d0_s4

oblanceolate

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d0_s4

50

150

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d0_s4

atypical width

12

15

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d0_s4

5

12

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d0_s4

attenuate

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d0_s4

cuneate

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d0_s4

inflorescence palea margin

entire

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d0_s4

inflorescence flower gynoecium pistil style apex

acute

usually

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d0_s4

sessile

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d0_s5

subpetiolate

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d0_s5

oblong

narrowly obovate

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d0_s5

50

120

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d0_s5

5

12

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d0_s5

attenuate

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d0_s5

cuneate

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d0_s5

sessile

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d0_s6

30

70

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d0_s6

4

10

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d0_s6

size

reduced

distally

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d0_s6

cuneate

more or less rounded

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d0_s6

inflorescence branch

orientation

ascending

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d0_s7

inflorescence peduncle

strigose

moderately to densely

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d0_s8

inflorescence peduncle bract

1

4

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d0_s8

inflorescence peduncle bract

linear

oblanceolate

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d0_s8

inflorescence involucre

campanulate

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d0_s9

inflorescence involucre

4

7

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d0_s9

texture

indurate

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d0_s10

inflorescence palea margin

entire

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d0_s10

inflorescence flower gynoecium pistil style apex

obtuse

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d0_s10

strigose

densely

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d0_s10

inflorescence flower ray-floret

atypical quantity

10

15

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d0_s11

inflorescence flower ray-floret

15

40

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d0_s11

violet

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d0_s12

inflorescence flower ray lamina

8

13

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d0_s12

inflorescence flower ray lamina

1

1.5

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d0_s12

yellow

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d0_s14

purple-tinged

sometimes

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d0_s14

4

6

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d0_s14

inflorescence flower corolla lobe

triangular

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d0_s14

inflorescence flower corolla lobe

0.4

0.8

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d0_s14

hairy

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d0_s15

fruit pappus

whitish

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d0_s16

fruit pappus

4

7

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d0_s16

chromosome

26

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d0_s16

chromosome

36

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d0_s16

chromosome

52

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d0_s16

general structure bundle array

paniculiform

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d0_s7

inflorescence flower disc-floret

atypical quantity

65

80

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d0_s13

inflorescence flower disc-floret

25

65

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d0_s13

brown

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d0_s15

cylindric

obovoid

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d0_s15

compressed

not

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d0_s15

2

3.5

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d0_s15

3-5-nerved

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