Asteraceae
Symphyotrichum

Symphyotrichum bahamense (Britton) G.L.Nesom

First published in Phytologia 77: 276 (1995)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is coastal Georgia to Florida, Bahamas to Hispaniola. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia

Introduced into:

California, Mexico Northwest

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2005). https://biostor.org/reference/159714. epublication.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. [Cited as Symphyotrichum subulatum var. elongatum.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2005). https://biostor.org/reference/159714. epublication.
  • Rebman, J.P., Gibson, J. & Rich, K. (2016). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Baja California, Mexico. Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History 45: 1-352.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Small, J.K.; Carter, J.J. [8796] Bahamas, The Aster bahamensis K002335068 Yes
{Eggers} [4515] Bahamas, The Aster bahamensis K002335069 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0