Species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to northeastern North America
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 .
Description
Symphyotrichum 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 .
Distribution and habitat
Native
Symphyotrichum 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 ).
Introduced
It is an introduced species in the Czech Republic , Slovakia , Slovenia , and Croatia .
Habitat
S. tradescantii is found in wet and rocky habitats such as shores, streams, and freshwater estuaries.
Citations
References
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 .
NatureServe (2 July 2021). "Symphyotrichum tradescantii Tradescant Aster" . NatureServe Explorer (explorer.natureserve.org) . Arlington, Virginia : NatureServe. Retrieved 15 July 2021 .
External links
Symphyotrichum tradescantii Aster tradescantii