Symphyotrichum turbinellum (formerly Aster turbinellus), commonly called prairie aster in the United States[4] and mauve-flowered starwort in the United Kingdom,[5] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to the United States in Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma,[2] primarily in the Ozarks.[3] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5]

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  Stem and leaves
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  Hybrid with other flowers in a garden

Symphyotrichum turbinellum
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. turbinellum
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum turbinellum (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom[2]
Native distribution primarily in the Ozarks[3]
Synonyms[2]
Aster turbinellus Lindl.

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