Symphyotrichum turneri
Symphyotrichum turneri (formerly Aster moranensis var. turneri) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to Durango, Mexico.[2]
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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. Virgulus |
| Species: | S. turneri |
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Description
Symphyotrichum turneri is a perennial, herbaceous, flowering plant that grows to heights of 33–43 centimetres (13–17 inches).[3] Its blue to purple ray florets open October–March.[2]
Taxonomy
The basionym of Symphyotrichum turneri is Aster moranensis var. turneri,[4] first described by American botanists Scott D. Sundberg and Almut Gitter Jones in 1986.[5]
The specific epithet "turneri" is the Latinisation of surname "Turner" for the late Billie Lee Turner, American botanist and professor of botany at the University of Texas at Austin.[6]
Distribution and habitat
The species is native to Durango, Mexico where it grows in woods, along waterways, and in wet pastures at elevations of 2,050–2,750 metres (6,730–9,020 feet).[2]
Citations
- POWO 2021.
- Nesom 2018, p. 3.
- Sundberg & Jones 1986, p. 176.
- IPNI 2021a.
- IPNI 2021b.
- Sundberg & Jones 1986, p. 177.
References
- IPNI (2021a). "Symphyotrichum turneri (S.D.Sundb. & A.G.Jones) G.L.Nesom, Phytoneuron 2018-38: 3 (2018)". IPNI (www.ipni.org). The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; and, Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- IPNI (2021b). "Aster moranensis var. turneri S.D.Sundb. & A.G.Jones, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 113: 176 (-177) (1986)". IPNI (www.ipni.org). The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; and, Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- Nesom, G.L. (19 June 2018). "Taxonomic review of the Symphyotrichum moranense group (Asteraceae)" (PDF). Phytoneuron. Fort Worth, Texas: Guy L. Nesom. 2018 (38): 1–20. ISSN 2153-733X. Retrieved 3 August 2021 – via Phytoneuron.
- POWO (2021). "Symphyotrichum turneri (S.D.Sundb. & A.G.Jones) G.L.Nesom". Plants of the World Online (www.plantsoftheworldonline.org). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- Sundberg, S.D.; Jones, A.G. (1986). "Two new taxa of Aster (Asteraceae) from Mexico". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 113 (2): 173–177. doi:10.2307/2995942. Retrieved 15 August 2021 – via JSTOR.