Group: Dicot Rank: species Kind: Name of a new Taxon Herbarium Placement: Bayer, 3rd, D, 280

Authors:

Linnaeus, Carl von

Published In: Species Plantarum 2: 876. 1753. (1 May 1753) (Sp. Pl.)

Type-Protologue

Locality: Habitat in America septentrionali.

Collector and Number: Kalm s.n.

Distribution: USA

Type Specimens

• LT: Pehr Kalm - Herb. Linn. 997.44 - LINN. (LINN)
• LT: Kalm s.n.; ; LT designated superfluously by Scott in Hind et al. (ed.), Fl. Mascareignes 109 : 111 (1993) ; [Type collection (Kalm) ex Asa Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17:166.1882. Type Sheet designated ex BM web site - jp-2004]. "Although Gray (in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 166. 1882) stated that this was "described wholly from his [Kalm's] specimen", this wording is not effective in typifying the name." - fide LPNTP
• LT: LT designated as type.

  • Lectotype designated by:  Cuatrecasas, J. 1969. Prima Flora Colombiana 3. Compositae--Astereae. Webbia 24(1): 46.

Higher Taxa:     Taxonomy Browser
Concept: Andean Bryophytes Bolivia Checklist Catalogue of New World Grasses Ecuador Catalogue Flora Mesoamericana Madagascar Catalogue Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica Moss Flora of China Peru Checklist Philippine Bryophytes System    details

• class:  Equisetopsida C. Agardh
• subclass:  Magnoliidae Novák ex Takht.
• superorder:  Asteranae Takht.
• order:  Asterales Link
• family:  !!Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
• genus:  !Aster L.

Other names for this basionym:

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

Projects: IPCN , Mesoamericana , VPA

Common Names:

• smooth aster (English, Canada)
  • Canada Weed Committee. 1969. Comm. bot. nam. weeds Canada 1–67.
• smooth aster (English, United States)
  • Brako, L., A.Y. Rossman & D.F. Farr. 1995. Sci. Comm. Names 1–294.

Keywords: ANT, FNA, MC, IPCN