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Aster sedifolius ssp. dracunculoides

Scientific Name: Aster sedifolius ssp. dracunculoides

Family: Asteraceae

Category: Dicot

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Aster sedifolius subsp. dracunculoides

This page provides information about Aster sedifolius subsp. dracunculoides, a subspecies of Aster sedifolius.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Aster sedifolius L. subsp. dracunculoides (Lam.) Merxm.
  • Rank: Subspecies
  • Family: Asteraceae Bercht. &amp J. Presl (also known as the Aster or Dicot family)
  • Genus: Aster L.
  • Synonyms:
    • Aster bifidus Nees
    • Aster desertorum Tchertk.
    • Aster dracunculoides Lam.
    • Aster sedifolius var. dracunculoides (Lam.) So (Note: this is a synonym of Galatella sedifolia subsp. dracunculoides)
    • Galatella dracunculoides
    • Galatella biflora
    • Aster trinervifolius Less.
    • Chrysocoma dracunculoides
  • Homotypic Synonyms:
    • Aster dracunculoides Lam.
    • Aster sedifolius subsp. dracunculoides (Lam.)
  • Alternative Scientific Name: Galatella sedifolia subsp. dracunculoides (Lam.) Greuter.

General Description

  • This plant is a "sturdy, relatively short wild aster" bearing "ragged blue flowers".
  • It belongs to the Flowering Plants group.
  • Prefers a luminous place with direct sunlight.

Quirky Facts

  • The text mentions that this Aster is "extinct further West in Europe".

Resources and Further Information

  • Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 780708
  • Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
  • International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
  • New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) Virtual Herbarium
  • JSTOR
  • USDA Plants Database