Symphyotrichum novi-belgii




Family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Scientific name Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (L.) G. L. Nesom
Synonyms Aster crenifolius (Fernald) Cronquist var. arcuans (Fernald) Cronquist; Aster eminens Willdenow; Aster foliaceus Lindley var. arcuans Fernald; Aster foliaceus var. sublinearis Griscom & R. J. Eaton; Aster johannensis Fernald; Aster junceus Aiton; Aster longifolius Lamarck; Aster novi-belgii L.; Aster novibelgii Linnaeus subsp. johannensis (Fernald) A. G. Jones; Aster novibelgii var. johannensis (Fernald) A. G. Jones; Aster novibelgii var. rosaceus J. Rousseau; Aster rolandii Shinners; Aster salicifolius sensu Willdenow, non Lamarck; Aster vaurealis J. Rousseau; Symphyotrichum longifolium (Lamarck) G. L. Nesom; Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (L.) G. L. Nesom var. novi-belgii
Common name (Japanese common name) yuzen-giku [yuzen aster (yuzen = Yuzen-Kimono)]
(English common name) New York aster
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) [native] Canada, USA
Chromosomal number 2n=48
Description Plants 30-70cm. Leaves 5-15cm length, 1-2.5cm width. Flowers pink or pale purple 2.5-3.5cm, flowering in June to November. Perennial plants.
Reference Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (L.) G. L. Nesom
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (L.) Nesom var. novi-belgii
Symphyotrichum novibelgii (Linnaeus) G. L. Nesom var. novibelgii
Aster longifolius Lam.
Note Naturalaized plants (introduced as garden plants).



June 2007
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
June 2007
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
June 2007
at Kyoto Botanical Garden



June 2007
at Kyoto Botanical Garden




Cultivar


cv. Long Blue
June 2007
at Kyoto Botanical Garden