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Symphyotrichum peteroanum

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Species of flowering plant in family Asteraceae

Symphyotrichum peteroanum
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. Astropolium
Species: S. peteroanum
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum peteroanum
(Phil.) G.L.Nesom
Symphyotrichum peteroanum native distribution: Subantarctic mountains of Argentina and Chile.
Native distribution outlined in white
Synonyms
  • Aster peteroanus Phil.
  • Aster vahlii var. latifolius Cabrera

Symphyotrichum peteroanum (formerly Aster peteroanus) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae endemic to Argentina and Chile. It is a perennial, herbaceous plant that grows 20 to 60 centimeters (8 to 24 inches) tall. Its flowers have white ray florets in one series that are 6–8 millimeters (1⁄4–3⁄10 inch) long. It grows in tall forests with trees that exceed 15 meters (50 feet) at elevations of 1,000–2,200 meters (3,280–7,220 feet) in humid montane ecosystems.

S. peteroanum herbarium specimen

Citations

  1. ^ POWO 2019.
  2. ^ Sancho & Ariza Espinar 2003, p. 11.
  3. SIB n.d.

References

Taxon identifiers
Symphyotrichum peteroanum
Aster peteroanus


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