Symphyotrichum turneri explained

Symphyotrichum turneri (formerly Aster moranensis var. turneri) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to Durango, Mexico.

Description

Symphyotrichum turneri is a perennial, herbaceous, flowering plant that grows to heights of NaNcm (-2,147,483,648inches). Its blue to purple ray florets open October–March.

Taxonomy

The basionym of Symphyotrichum turneri is Aster moranensis var. turneri, first described by American botanists Scott D. Sundberg and Almut Gitter Jones in 1986.

The specific epithet "turneri" is the Latinisation of surname "Turner" for the late Billie Lee Turner, American botanist and professor of botany at the University of Texas at Austin.

Distribution and habitat

The species is native to Durango, Mexico where it grows in woods, along waterways, and in wet pastures at elevations of NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet).

References

• 77203979-1. Symphyotrichum turneri. (S.D.Sundb. & A.G.Jones) G.L.Nesom, Phytoneuron 2018-38: 3 (2018). IPNI. 2021a. 10 September 2021.
• 272850-2. Aster moranensis var. turneri. S.D.Sundb. & A.G.Jones, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 113: 176 (-177) (1986). IPNI. 2021b. 10 September 2021.
• Nesom . G.L. . Guy L. Nesom. 19 June 2018. Taxonomic review of the Symphyotrichum moranense group (Asteraceae). Phytoneuron. 2018. 38. 1–20. 2153-733X. Guy L. Nesom. Fort Worth, Texas. en. 3 August 2021.
• 77203979-1. POWO. 2021. Symphyotrichum turneri (S.D.Sundb. & A.G.Jones) G.L.Nesom. 19 July 2021.
• Sundberg . S.D.. Jones . A.G. . Almut Gitter Jones. 1986. Two new taxa of Aster (Asteraceae) from Mexico. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 113. 2. 173–177. en. 15 August 2021. 10.2307/2995942. registration. JSTOR.