Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (L.) G.L.Nesom, 1995

Common names

• 🇬🇧 Confused Michaelmas-daisy
• 🇫🇷 Symphyotriche de Nouvelle-Belgique, Aster des jardins, Aster de Nouvelle-Belgique, Aster de Virginie

Taxonomy

• Kingdom: Plantae
• Clade: Tracheophytes
• Clade: Angiosperms
• Clade: Eudicots
• Clade: Superasterids
• Clade: Asterids
• Clade: Campanulids
• Order: Asterales
• Family: Asteraceae
• Subfamily: Asteroideae
• Tribe: Astereae
• Subtribe: Symphyotrichinae
• Genus: Symphyotrichum
• Species: Symphyotrichum novi-belgii

Presence

Introduced, not established.

Conservation status

• Red List (Metropolitan France): NA Not Applicable

Notes

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

• S. novi-belgii var. crenifolium (Fernald) Labrecque & Brouillet, 1997;
• S. novi-belgii var. elodes (Torr. & A.Gray) G.L.Nesom, 1995;
• S. novi-belgii var. novi-belgii (L.) G.L.Nesom, 1995, M;
• S. novi-belgii var. villicaule (A.Gray) Labrecque & Brouillet, 1997.

Hybridizes with:

• S. laeve (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve, 1982 to produce S. × versicolor (Willd.) G.L.Nesom, 1995, I;
• S. lanceolatum (Willd.) G.L.Nesom, 1995 to produce S. × salignum (Willd.) G.L.Nesom, 1995, I.

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