Symphyotrichum drummondii
is a species of flowering plant of the family Asteraceae native to the central and eastern United States. The common name has been used for the species. There also is an accepted variety native to the south-central United States and northeast Mexico named This variety has the common name of. The species is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach in height.
Description
Symphyotrichum drummondii is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach in height.
Taxonomy
Symphyotrichum drummondii is classified in the subgenus Symphyotrichum, section Symphyotrichum, subsection Heterophylli, series Cordifolii. The species' common name is "Drummond's aster". In addition to the autonym of there is an accepted variety native to the south-central United States and northeast Mexico named This variety has the common name of "Texas aster".
Chromosomes
S. drummondii has a monoploid number of eight chromosomes Diploid and tetraploid specimens of the autonym have been found with total chromosome counts of 16 and 32, respectively. Tetraploids have been found of
Symphyotrichum drummondii is native to the U.S. states of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, and Wisconsin, as well as to the state of Coahuila in northeast Mexico.
Conservation
, NatureServe listed as Secure (G5) globally; Secure in Kentucky; Apparently Secure in Iowa and Mississippi; Imperiled in Michigan and Ohio; and, Critically Imperiled in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The species' global status was last reviewed on is listed as a Vulnerable Variety, with Kansas and Mississippi as Vulnerable, and Louisiana as Critically Imperiled. This variety's global status was last reviewed by NatureServe on