Aster tripolium L.
(Sea-aster, Sea Aster)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
Aster tripolium var discoideus
a sea aster
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 		Variety 22 images
Aster tripolium var tripolium
Sea Aster
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 		Variety 29 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAster tripolium (Sea-aster, Sea Aster)
GenusAster (Michaelmas daisies)
TribeAstereae (a tribe of composites)
SubfamilyASTEROIDEAE (“daisies”)
FamilyASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)
OrderASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Aster tripolium (Sea-aster, Sea Aster) :
1: Aster tripolium (Sea-aster, Sea Aster)
19 Sep 2014 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on very sheltered, tidal mudflat
Image 1: Fruiting plant - side viewImage 2: Fruiting plant - top view

Aster tripolium (Sea-aster, Sea Aster) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Aster tripolium (Sea-aster, Sea Aster)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 27 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Aster tripolium (Sea-aster, Sea Aster)
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