Taxon: Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve var. laeve

Summary

Genus:

Symphyotrichum

Family:

Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)

Subfamily:

Asteroideae

Tribe:

Astereae

Nomen number:

434242

Verified:

03/22/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in Nordic Baltic Genebanks.

Other conspecific taxa

Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve (0 active accession[s])
Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve var. concinnum (Willd.) G. L. Nesom (0 active accession[s])
Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve var. geyeri (A. Gray) G. L. Nesom (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Aster laevis L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Aster laevis L. var. laevis

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Reference(s)

FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Nesom, G. L. 1994. Review of the taxonomy of Aster sensu lato (Asteraceae: Astereae), emphasizing the New World species. Phytologia 77:284.

Common names

LANGUAGE	NAME	NOTE	SEQ	CITATION
English	glaucous aster	as Aster laevis	1	Semple, J. C. et al. 1996. The Asters of Ontario (Compositae: Astereae): Diplactis Raf., Oclemena E. L. Greene, Doellingeria Nees and Aster. Note: = Aster laevis L.
English	smooth aster	as Aster laevis	1	Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2 Note: = Aster laevis
English	smooth blue aster	as Aster laevis	1	McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. Note: = Aster laevis
English	smooth-leaf aster	as Aster laevis	1	Semple, J. C. et al. 1996. The Asters of Ontario (Compositae: Astereae): Diplactis Raf., Oclemena E. L. Greene, Doellingeria Nees and Aster. Note: = Aster laevis L.
French	aster lisse	as Aster laevis	2	Semple, J. C. et al. 1996. The Asters of Ontario (Compositae: Astereae): Diplactis Raf., Oclemena E. L. Greene, Doellingeria Nees and Aster. Note: = Aster laevis L.
German	glatte Aster	as Aster laevis	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
German	kahle Aster	as Aster laevis	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Swedish	daggaster		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario	s.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	District of Columbia
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba	s.e.
2	Cultivated					also cult.
3	Adventive	Europe	Middle Europe	Czech Republic
3	Adventive	Europe	Middle Europe	Poland
3	Adventive	Europe	Northern Europe	Norway
3	Adventive	Europe	Northern Europe	Sweden
3	Adventive	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy
4	Naturalized	Africa	Macaronesia	Spain	Canary Islands
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia	Ciscaucasia
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Belgium
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Netherlands
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Slovakia
4	Naturalized	Europe	Northern Europe	United Kingdom
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Romania
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Slovenia
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain
4	Naturalized	Northern America		Mexico
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Paraná
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Rio Grande do Sul
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Santa Catarina
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	São Paulo
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Guadeloupe	St. Barthelemy
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Hispaniola
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Puerto Rico
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana

Native
Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Ontario (s.)]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Manitoba (s.e.)]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia]

Cultivated (also cult.)
Adventive
Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: Norway, Sweden
MIDDLE EUROPE: Czech Republic, Poland
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy

Naturalized
Africa

MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands]

Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia]

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom
MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Slovakia
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Romania, Slovenia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France

Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec, New Brunswick]
REGION: Mexico

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Cuba, Guadeloupe [St. Barthelemy], Jamaica, United States [Puerto Rico]
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana
BRAZIL: Brazil [Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo]

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	as Aster laevis	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://nordic-baltic-genebanks.org/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=434242. Accessed 1 July 2024.