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Symphyotrichum turneri

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Symphyotrichum turneri
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Section: Symphyotrichum sect. Grandiflori
Species:
S. turneri
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum turneri
Symphyotrichum turneri native distribution map: Mexico — Durango.
Native distribution[2]
Synonyms[1]
  • Aster moranensis var. turneri S.D.Sundb. & A.G.Jones
  • Symphyotrichum moranense var. turneri (S.D.Sundb. & A.G.Jones) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum turneri (formerly Aster moranensis var. turneri) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to Durango, Mexico.[2]

Description

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Symphyotrichum turneri is a perennial, herbaceous, flowering plant that grows to heights of 33–43 centimeters (13–17 inches).[3] Its blue to purple ray florets open October–March.[2]

Taxonomy

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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]

S. turneri herbarium specimen

Distribution and habitat

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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 meters (6,730–9,020 feet).[2]

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