Symphyotrichinae

Symphyotrichinae is a subtribe of plants in the family Asteraceae containing six genera primarily of North American origin. In addition to Symphyotrichum, the largest and the type genus, the genera are Almutaster, Ampelaster, Canadanthus, Psilactis, and Sanrobertia.

Symphyotrichinae
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Astereae
Subtribe:	Symphyotrichinae G.L.Nesom
Type genus
Symphyotrichum Nees
Genera[1][2]
Almutaster Á.Löve & D.Löve Ampelaster G.L.Nesom Canadanthus G.L.Nesom Psilactis A.Gray Sanrobertia G.L.Nesom Symphyotrichum Nees

Classification

The following is a cladogram of the genera of subtribe Symphyotrichinae.

Astereae  Symphyotrichinae       Canadanthus[ref 1]: 818       Ampelaster[ref 1]: 818       Sanrobertia[ref 2]: 1  Almutaster[ref 1]: 818  Psilactis[ref 1]: 818        Symphyotrichum[ref 1]: 818  (other subtribes)

Cladogram references Morgan, D.R.; Holland, B. (2012). "Systematics of Symphyotrichinae (Asteraceae: Astereae): Disagreements Between Two Nuclear Regions Suggest a Complex Evolutionary History". Systematic Botany. 37 (3). American Society of Plant Taxonomists: 818–832. doi:10.1600/036364412X648760. JSTOR 41515169. S2CID 84007309. Nesom, G.L. (2018). "Aster gypsophilus (Asteraceae) Segregated as the Monotypic Genus Sanrobertia" (PDF). Phytoneuron. 2018 (25). Fort Worth, Texas: 1–8. ISSN 2153-733X. Retrieved 25 November 2020.