Family Asteraceae Aster X amethystinus Nutt. (pro sp.)
amethyst aster Aster: from the Greek aster, "a star," describing the radiate heads of the flowers
(PARENTS = Aster ericoides L. X A. novae-angliae L.)
Aster amethystinus Nutt. f. leucerythros Bemis
Aster amethystinus Nutt. f. leucos Bemis
Lasallea X amethystina (Nutt.) Semple & Brouillet
Symphyotrichum X amethystinum (Nutt.) G.L.Nesom
Virgulus X amethystinus (Nutt.) Reveal & Keener