Symphyotrichum jessicae

Symphyotrichum jessicae
Conservation status
Imperiled  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Astereae
Subtribe:	Symphyotrichinae
Genus:	Symphyotrichum
Subgenus:	Symphyotrichum subg. Symphyotrichum
Section:	Symphyotrichum sect. Occidentales
Species:	S. jessicae
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum jessicae (Piper) G.L.Nesom
Native distribution
Synonyms
Aster jessicae Piper

Symphyotrichum jessicae (formerly Aster jessicae) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae endemic to Idaho and Washington states in the United States. Commonly known as Jessica's aster, it is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach 40 to 150 centimeters (1+1⁄4 to 5 feet) tall. Its flowers have violet ray florets and yellow disk florets. It is of conservation concern and known only from the Palouse River and Clearwater River drainages of eastern Washington and northwestern Idaho.

S. jessicae specimen collected at Nez Perce County, Idaho, 2 September 2004 by Karen L. Gray. Stored at the New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium.

References

• Brouillet, L.; Semple, J.C.; Allen, G.A.; Chambers, K.L.; Sundberg, S.D. (2006). "Symphyotrichum jessicae". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 20. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 7 July 2021 – via eFloras.
• NatureServe (2 July 2021). "Symphyotrichum jessicae Jessica's Aster". NatureServe Explorer (explorer.natureserve.org). Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
• POWO (2019). "Symphyotrichum jessicae (Piper) G.L.Nesom". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
• USDA, NRCS (2014). "Symphyotrichum jessicae". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 12 September 2021.