Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

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

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium, the aromatic aster,^[1] is a species of Aster 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]

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  Aromatic Aster (Aster oblongifolius)

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  October Skies variant, when not in bloom

References

1. "Symphyotrichum oblongifolium". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
2. "Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses - Aromatic aster". www.kswildflower.org. Archived from the original on 8 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
3. "Aromatic Aster (Aster oblongifolius)". www.illinoiswildflowers.info. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
4. Nathaniel L. Britton, and Addison Brown (1970). An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Vol. 3. Dover Publications. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
5. Aster, Shale Barren (January 1983). "Aster Oblongifolius Nutt." (PDF). Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 1 December 2009.

External links

• "Aster oblongifolius page". www.missouriplants.com. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
• Roger Tory Petersen, Margaret McKenny (1998). A field guide to wildflowers: Northeastern and North-central North America. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Retrieved 2009-12-03.