Symphyotrichum drummondii var. texanum (E.S.Burgess) G.L.Nesom

Drummond's aster (en)

Variety

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Symphyotrichum > Symphyotrichum drummondii

Characteristics

Plants 30–80 cm. Stems ± densely hirsute, particularly distally. Leaves membranous, becoming thickish, brittle; basal and proximal winged-petiolate; proximal cauline blade bases cordate, becoming rounded-truncate distally. Heads in open, paniculiform arrays with very long, widely spreading branches. Peduncles 1–4 cm, densely, minutely bracteate. Involucres turbinate to hemispheric, 3.8–5.2 mm. Ray corollas bluish white. Cypselae strigillose. 2n = 32.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

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Distribution

Symphyotrichum drummondii var. texanum world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:981803-1
WFO ID wfo-0000032852
COL ID 5RQ9T
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Synonyms

Symphyotrichum texanum Aster coahuilensis Aster texanus Symphyotrichum drummondii var. texanum Symphyotrichum drummondii var. parviceps Aster drummondii subsp. texanus Aster drummondii subsp. parviceps Aster drummondii var. texanus Aster drummondii var. parviceps Aster texanus var. parviceps Aster texanus var. texanus