Symphyotrichum racemosum (Elliott) G.L. Nesom
Small white aster, small-flowered white aster
Kingdom Plantae Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom Tracheobionta Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division Magnoliophyta Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass Asteridae A large class that encompasses asters
Order Asterales Flowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies
Family Asteraceae The aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers
Genus Symphyotrichum From Greek symphysis, “borne together or growing together, coalescing,” and trichinos, “hair, a single hair”
Species racemosum With flowers in racemes
About plant names...
Small white aster is native to eastern North America.
Identification: Plants are 12-35" (30-90 cm) tall. Leaves are alternate , sometimes
toothed, unlobed, ⅛-1½" (5-40 mm) × ⅛-½" (5-15 mm) in size.
Numerous flowers are
clustered along long stems in racemes . The central disk is yellowish, aging to a pinkish color.
Ray flowers are white to pink, with 16-20 rays, rarely as
few as 12. Flowers are about ½" (1.3 cm) across, and they tend to cluster along one side of each
branch. They appear from August to October.
See our aster comparison table here.
Or check Arieh Tel’s well-researched and informative
aster comparison site .
Online References:
Symphyotrichum racemosum at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Symphyotrichum racemosum on gobotany.newenglandwild.org
Symphyotrichum racemosum on vaplantatlas.org
Symphyotrichum racemosum on eFloras
References:
Clemants, Steven; Gracie, Carol, Wildflowers in the Field and Forest , Oxford University Press, 2006 , p. 288
9/1/2012 · Bemis Rd Conservation Area, Pepperell, Massachusetts ≈ 6 × 6" (15 × 14 cm) ID is uncertain
8/25/2013 · Casalis State Forest, Elm Hill Rd, Peterborough, New Hampshire ≈ 8 × 5" (20 × 13 cm) ID is uncertain
9/24/2010 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts ≈ 4 × 6" (10 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain
9/24/2010 · Nissitissit River Wildlife Management Area, Pepperell, Massachusetts ≈ 6 × 4½" (15 × 11 cm) ID is uncertain
Older scientific names
Aster brachypholis Small nom. inq.
Aster fragilis auct. non Willd. nom. inq.
Aster fragilis Willd. var. brachypholis (Small) A.G. Jones nom. inq.
Aster fragilis Willd. var. subdumosus (Wiegand) A.G. Jones nom. inq.
Aster racemosus Elliott
Aster vimineus auct. non Lam. nom. inq.
Aster vimineus Lam. var. subdumosus Wiegand nom. inq.
Symphyotrichum racemosum (Elliott) G.L. Nesom var. subdumosum (Wiegand) G.L. Nesom nom. inq.
Aster racemosus Elliott
Symphyotrichum racemosum (Elliott) G.L. Nesom var. subdumosum (Wiegand) G.L. Nesom nom. inq.
Aster racemosus Elliot
Symphyotrichum racemosum (Elliot) G.L. Nesom var. subdumosum (Wiegand) G.L. Nesom nom. inq.
Symphyotrichum racemosum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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8/25/2013 · Casalis State Forest, Elm Hill Rd, Peterborough, New Hampshire ≈ 4½ × 7" (11 × 17 cm) ID is uncertain
8/25/2013 · Casalis State Forest, Elm Hill Rd, Peterborough, New Hampshire ≈ 5 × 7" (12 × 16 cm) ID is uncertain
9/9/2013 · J. Harry Rich Forest, Groton, Massachusetts ≈ 6 × 4" (14 × 10 cm)
9/4/2013 · Amos Kendall Conservation Area, Dunstable, Massachusetts ≈ 6 × 6" (14 × 14 cm)
9/4/2013 · Amos Kendall Conservation Area, Dunstable, Massachusetts ≈ 6 × 5" (16 × 13 cm)
8/25/2013 · Casalis State Forest, Elm Hill Rd, Peterborough, New Hampshire ≈ 4½ × 4" (11 × 10 cm) ID is uncertain
9/1/2012 · Bemis Rd Conservation Area, Pepperell, Massachusetts ≈ 4½ × 4" (11 × 10 cm) ID is uncertain
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