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Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum patens is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant native to much of the eastern United States, with light blue to violet flowers that bloom from August to October.

Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum pilosum is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant with two varieties that differ in traits and habitat.

Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum praealtum, or willowleaf aster, is a perennial herb native to North America with specific habitat and reproduction requirements.

Symphyotrichum prenanthoides (Muhl. ex Willd.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum prenanthoides (Muhl. ex Willd.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum prenanthoides (Muhl. ex Willd.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum prenanthoides, or crookedstem aster, is a flowering perennial native to northcentral and northeastern North America.

Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve

Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve

Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve

Symphyotrichum puniceum is a flowering plant that has been used for various medicinal purposes by Indigenous peoples in North America.

Symphyotrichum racemosum (Elliott) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum racemosum (Elliott) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum racemosum (Elliott) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum racemosum is a North American perennial herbaceous wetland plant native to eastern and east-central US.

Symphyotrichum sericeum (Vent.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum sericeum (Vent.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum sericeum (Vent.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum sericeum is a silvery-leaved perennial herb native to central North America that grows in dry, calcareous habitats and produces purple flower heads.

Symphyotrichum shortii (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum shortii (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum shortii (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum shortii is a perennial herb native to eastern interior North America that grows in rocky woodland soils and produces purple flower heads.

Symphyotrichum simmondsii (Small) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum simmondsii (Small) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum simmondsii (Small) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum simmondsii is a colony-forming perennial herb native to the southeastern United States, especially peninsular Florida.

Symphyotrichum squamatum (Spreng.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum squamatum (Spreng.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum squamatum (Spreng.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum squamatum is an annual hairless forb that attracts butterflies and benefits native bees, with tolerance to saline soils.

Symphyotrichum subspicatum (Nees) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum subspicatum (Nees) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum subspicatum (Nees) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum subspicatum, or Douglas's aster, is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant native to western North America in the Asteraceae family.

Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum subulatum is an annual hairless forb with colored flower heads, found in wet or disturbed habitats, and planted to attract pollinators.

Symphyotrichum tenuifolium (L.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum tenuifolium (L.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum tenuifolium (L.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum tenuifolium is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant native to the eastern US and West Indies.

Symphyotrichum undulatum (L.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum undulatum (L.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum undulatum (L.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum undulatum is a perennial herb native to eastern North America, growing in various well-drained, elevated habitats.

Symphyotrichum urophyllum (DC.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum urophyllum (DC.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum urophyllum (DC.) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum urophyllum is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant native to eastern North America.

Syncarpha eximia (L.) B.Nord.

Syncarpha eximia (L.) B.Nord.

Syncarpha eximia (L.) B.Nord.

Syncarpha eximia, commonly the strawberry everlasting, is a flowering plant species in the genus Syncarpha, family Asteraceae.

Syncarpha gnaphaloides (L.) DC.

Syncarpha gnaphaloides (L.) DC.

Syncarpha gnaphaloides (L.) DC.

Syncarpha gnaphaloides is a flowering plant in Asteraceae, endemic to South Africa's Cape Provinces.

Syncarpha milleflora (L.fil.) B.Nord.

Syncarpha milleflora (L.fil.) B.Nord.

Syncarpha milleflora (L.fil.) B.Nord.

Syncarpha milleflora is a flowering plant in the Asteraceae family endemic to South Africa's Cape Provinces.

Syncarpha speciosissima (L.) B.Nord.

Syncarpha speciosissima (L.) B.Nord.

Syncarpha speciosissima (L.) B.Nord.

Syncarpha speciosissima is an endemic shrublet from South Africa’s Western Cape with papery pale bracts around its disc-shaped flower heads.

Syncarpha vestita (L.) B.Nord.

Syncarpha vestita (L.) B.Nord.

Syncarpha vestita (L.) B.Nord.

Syncarpha vestita is an endemic flowering Asteraceae plant found in South Africa's Cape Provinces.

Synedrella nodiflora (L.) Gaertn.

Synedrella nodiflora (L.) Gaertn.

Synedrella nodiflora (L.) Gaertn.

Synedrella nodiflora is the only species in the Asteraceae genus Synedrella, native to the tropical Americas and Florida, and naturalized in other warm regions.

Synurus deltoides (Aiton) Nakai

Synurus deltoides (Aiton) Nakai

Synurus deltoides (Aiton) Nakai

Synurus is an Asian Asteraceae genus, one species is Synurus deltoides, used as herbal remedy and wild vegetable.

Tagetes erecta L.

Tagetes erecta L.

Tagetes erecta L.

Tagetes erecta L. is a marigold species native to Mexico, widely cultivated as an ornamental with a long history of traditional medicinal use.

Tagetes lucida Cav.

Tagetes lucida Cav.

Tagetes lucida Cav.

Tagetes lucida Cav. is a herb with multiple historical and current culinary, medicinal, ritual, and other uses.

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