Symphyotrichum laurentianum
Species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae endemic to Gulf of St. Lawrence southern shores / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Symphyotrichum laurentianum (formerly Aster laurentianus) is a critically imperiled[1] species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae endemic to the southern shores of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada. Commonly known as Gulf of St. Lawrence aster, it is an annual, herbaceous plant with one stem and no ray florets that grows up to about 13 centimetres (5 inches) tall.[3]
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Symphyotrichum laurentianum | |
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S. laurentianum in the Magdalen Islands | |
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. Symphyotrichum |
Section: | Symphyotrichum sect. Conyzopsis |
Species: | S. laurentianum |
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Symphyotrichum laurentianum | |
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