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Species of flowering plant in family Asteraceae

Symphyotrichum vahlii

Scientific 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. vahlii
Binomial name
*Symphyotrichum vahlii* (Gaudich.) G.L.Nesom
Varieties
S. vahlii var. vahlii S. vahlii var. tenuifolium (Phil.) G.L.Nesom

Native distribution
Synonyms
Basionym Erigeron vahlii Gaudich. Species Aster vahlii Hook. & Arn. Aster vahlii var. robustus De Wild. Diplopappus pinifolius Less. ex DC. Erigeron graminifolius Phil. Erigeron vahlii var. robusta Albov Oritrophium vahlii (Gaudich.) Cuatrec. Thinobia araucana Phil. Tripolium uniflorum Phil.

Symphyotrichum vahlii (formerly Aster vahlii and Erigeron vahlii) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to South America, specifically the countries of Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina, and on the Falkland Islands. It is herbaceous and grows 10 to 60 centimeters (4 to 24 inches) tall. Its flowers have white ray florets of length 6 millimeters (1⁄4 inch). It grows in wetland areas of tall forests with trees that exceed 15 meters (50 feet). One infraspecies is accepted, Symphyotrichum vahlii var. tenuifolium, in addition to the autonym S. vahlii var. vahlii.

Description

Symphyotrichum vahlii is herbaceous and grows 10 to 60 centimeters (4 to 24 inches) tall. Its flowers have white ray florets of length 6 millimeters (1⁄4 inch).

Taxonomy

One infraspecies is accepted, Symphyotrichum vahlii var. tenuifolium, in addition to the autonym S. vahlii var. vahlii.

Distribution and habitat

The species is native to South America, specifically the countries of Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina, and on the Falkland Islands. It grows in wetland areas of tall forests with trees that exceed 15 meters (50 feet).

References

POWO (2021). "Symphyotrichum vahlii (Gaudich.) G.L.Nesom". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
Sancho, G.; Ariza Espinar, L. (2003). "Asteraceae part 16. Tribu: Astereae, parte B. Subtribus: Bellidinae–Asterinae (excepto Grindelia y Haplopappus)" (PDF). In Hunziker, A.T. (ed.). Flora Fanerogámica Argentina (in Spanish). Vol. 81. pp. 1–102. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
SIB (n.d.). "Symphyotrichum vahlii". Sistema de Información de Biodiversidad (sib.gob.ar) (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Administración de Parques Nacionales . Retrieved 14 July 2021.

Taxon identifiers
Symphyotrichum vahlii	Wikidata: Q15555444 Wikispecies: Symphyotrichum vahlii ARKive: aster-vahlii- CoL: 7B6K5 EoL: 6178896 GBIF: 3151414 GRIN: 434326 iNaturalist: 624367 IPNI: 1157392-2 ITIS: 780528 NCBI: 227206 Open Tree of Life: 358197 Plant List: gcc-12153 PLANTS: SYVA3 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:981916-1 Tropicos: 50280286 WFO: wfo-0000022270 WoRMS: 1085617
Erigeron vahlii	Wikidata: Q38783346 CoL: 6GPWJ GBIF: 6063564 GRIN: 433850 IPNI: 204655-1 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:204655-1 Tropicos: 2737609 WFO: wfo-0000128493 WoRMS: 1189949
Symphyotrichum vahlii var. tenuifolium	Wikidata: Q50900911 CoL: 5RQBP GBIF: 4236540 GRIN: 434327 IPNI: 981917-1 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:981917-1 WoRMS: 1247368
Symphyotrichum vahlii var. vahlii	Wikidata: Q67188623 Wikispecies: Symphyotrichum vahlii var. vahlii GBIF: 4933665 GRIN: 434328 iNaturalist: 624366 ITIS: 780976 PLANTS: SYVAV POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77232423-1 WFO: wfo-0000078270 WoRMS: 1156541

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