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Symphyotrichum parviceps (formerly Aster ericoides var. parviceps) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to the central United States. Commonly known as smallhead aster or small white aster, it is a usually short-lived herbaceous, perennial plant that may reach 30 to 100 centimeters (1 to 3+14 feet) in height. Its flowers have white ray florets and pale yellow then purplish disk florets.[3]

Symphyotrichum parviceps
Conservation status

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
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. Symphyotrichum
Section: Symphyotrichum sect. Symphyotrichum
Species:
S. parviceps
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum parviceps
Synonyms[2]
  • Aster depauperatus var. parviceps Fernald
  • Aster ericoides var. parviceps E.S.Burgess
  • Aster parviceps Mack. & Bush
  • Aster pilosus subsp. parviceps (E.S.Burgess) A.G.Jones

Distribution and habitat


S. parviceps is native to Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma in the United States. It is found at elevations between 200 and 400 meters (700 and 1,300 feet) in open, dry areas with sandy and loamy soils.[3]

Native distribution[2]
Native distribution[2]
Botanical illustration of Aster parviceps from Britton and Brown, 1913
Botanical illustration of Aster parviceps from Britton and Brown, 1913

Conservation


As of October 2022, NatureServe listed S. parviceps as Apparently Secure (G4) globally and Vulnerable (S3) in Illinois and Missouri. The species' global status was last reviewed on 29 April 1997.[1]


Citations


  1. NatureServe (2022).
  2. POWO (2019).
  3. Brouillet et al. (2006).

References






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