Symphyotrichum turneri

Symphyotrichum turneri (formerly Aster moranensis var. turneri) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to Durango, Mexico.^[2]

Symphyotrichum turneri
Scientific classification
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
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum turneri (S.D.Sundb. & A.G.Jones) G.L.Nesom[1]
Native distribution[2]
Synonyms[1]
Aster moranensis var. turneri S.D.Sundb. & A.G.Jones Symphyotrichum moranense var. turneri (S.D.Sundb. & A.G.Jones) G.L.Nesom

Description

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]

S. turneri herbarium specimen

Distribution and habitat

The species is native to Durango, Mexico where it grows in woods, along waterways, and in wet pastures at elevations of 2,050–2,750 meters (6,730–9,020 feet).^[2]