Symphyotrichum turneri
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Subtribe: | Symphyotrichinae |
| Genus: | Symphyotrichum |
| Subgenus: | Symphyotrichum subg. Virgulus |
| Section: | Symphyotrichum sect. Grandiflori |
| Species: | S. turneri |
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Symphyotrichum turneri (formerly Aster moranensis var. turneri) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to Durango, Mexico.[2]
Symphyotrichum turneri is a perennial, herbaceous, flowering plant that grows to heights of 33–43 centimeters (13–17 inches).[3] Its blue to purple ray florets open October–March.[2]
Taxonomy
The basionym of Symphyotrichum turneri is Aster moranensis var. turneri,[4] first described by American botanists Scott D. Sundberg and Almut Gitter Jones in 1986.[5]
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.[6]
