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]

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]

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