| Accepted name: |
Symphyotrichum falcatum (Lindl.) Nesom var. commutatum (Torr. & Gray) Nesom |
| Synonym(s): |
-Aster falcatus var. commutatus (Torr. & Gray) A.G. Jones
-Aster commutatus var. polycephalus Blake, non Aster polycephalus Rydb.
-Aster falcatus ssp. commutatus (Torr. & Gray) A.G. Jones
-Aster nahanniensis Cody
-Aster cordineri A. Nels.
-Aster commutatus (Torr. & Gray) Gray
-Aster multiflorus var. commutatus Torr. & Gray
-Aster ericoides L. var. commutatus (Torr. & A. Gray) Boivin
-Lasallea falcatus (Lindl.) Semple & Brouillet
-Virgulus falcatus (Lindl.) Reveal & Keener
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| English names: |
Western Heath Aster
White Prairie Aster
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
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| OPL Code: |
HSYMFAC
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Ground blossoms mixed with yucca suds and used to wash newborn infants (3). |
| Key Characters: |
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