Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium, the aromatic aster,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae, native to parts of eastern and central United States. It is found in parts of Kansas,[2]Ohio, northern Illinois, hilly parts of southern Illinois, and on the banks of the Mississippi River and Illinois River,[3] as well as other parts of the central United States, for example, in Missouri and other places including along the Ohio River,[1] from Pennsylvania to Nebraska to Minnesota to Virginia.[4] It is an uncommon herbaceous perennial.[5] Like other members of the genus Symphyotrichum, it was formerly included in Aster, and is widely referenced as Aster oblongifolius.

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  October Skies cultivar, when not in bloom

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Symphyotrichum
Species:	S. oblongifolium
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (Nutt.) G.L.Nesom
Synonyms
Aster oblongifolius Nutt.

References

1. "Symphyotrichum oblongifolium". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
2. Haddock, Mike (2018). "Aromatic aster". Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
3. Hilty, John (2016). "Aromatic Aster (Aster oblongifolius)". Illinois Wildflowers. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
4. Nathaniel L. Britton, and Addison Brown (1970). An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Vol. 3. Dover Publications. p. 366. Retrieved 3 December 2009. Aster oblongifolius.
5. Aster, Shale Barren (January 1983). "Aster Oblongifolius Nutt" (PDF). Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2009.

External links

• Missouri Plants
• Petersen, Roger Tory; McKenny, Margaret (1998). A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and North-central North America. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 358.