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Symphyotrichum yukonense (Cronquist) G.L.Nesom trib. Astereae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesSymphyotrichum yukonense (Cronquist) G.L.Nesom trib. Astereae
BibliographyPhytologia 77: 294 (1995)
Native RangeSubarctic America
Primary BiomeSubarctic
Habitattundra
Altitude300-1500m
Descriptionbasal leaves alate-petiolate, narrowly oblanceolate, margins scabrous, glabrous, stem leaves sessile, linear-lanceolate, acute, capitula solitary, involucre campanulate
Size5-30cm
Colorpurple, blue
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C
division in spring; cuttings in spring and late summer
SynonymsAster yukonensis Cronquist
Virgulus yukonensis (Cronquist) Reveal & Keener
Territory7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon)
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