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Symphyotrichum schaffneri

Symphyotrichum schaffneri
Photo: Juan J. Morales-Trejo, CC0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
Mexico (Hidalgo, Puebla, Veracruz)

About

Symphyotrichum schaffneri (formerly Aster schaffneri) is a perennial, herbaceous species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to the Mexican states of Hidalgo, Puebla, and Veracruz.

Where it grows

S. schaffneri is native to the Mexican states of Hidalgo, Puebla, and Veracruz. It has been found in disturbed oak forests, secondary vegetation areas, and mountain mesophilic forests in rich black or brown soils at 120–2,500 m (390–8,200 ft).

Other Symphyotrichum plants

Scaleleaf aster · Manyray aster · Anticosti Island aster · Western aster · Symphyotrichum bimater · Northern bog aster · Symphyotrichum bullatum · Symphyotrichum burgessii · Western meadow aster · Carneros Aster · Savanna aster · Symphyotrichum chihuahuense

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Symphyotrichum schaffneri by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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