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Taxon:  Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene



Summary
Genus:
Stokesia
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Cichorioideae
Tribe:
Vernonieae
Subtribe:
Stokesiinae
Nomen number:
35750
Place of publication:
Erythea 1:3. 1893
Verified:
03/22/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Stokesia cyanea LʼHér.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. 1963-1968. Flora of Java.
  3. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  4. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  5. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  6. Jones, S. B. & W. Z. Faust. 1978. Vernonieae. North American flora ser. 2, 10:195-196. Note: ser. 1, 1905-1957; ser. 2, 1954-1972
  7. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  8. Radford, A. E. et al., eds. 1980-. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States.
  9. Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
  10. Robinson, H. 1999. Generic and subtribal classification of American Vernonieae. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 89:83.
  11. Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Common names
English
Stokes'-aster –
stokesia –
French
aster centaurée –
stokésia –
German
Kornblumenaster –
Stokesie –
Swedish
blåklintsaster –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabama 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisiana 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMississippi 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolina 
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=35750. Accessed 12 May 2025.