Symphyotrichum turneri

Symphyotrichum turneri (formerly Aster moranensis var. turneri) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to Durango, Mexico.

Description
Symphyotrichum turneri is a perennial, herbaceous, flowering plant that grows to heights of 33–43 cm. Its blue to purple ray florets open October–March.

Taxonomy
The basionym of Symphyotrichum turneri is Aster moranensis var. turneri, first described by American botanists Scott D. Sundberg and Almut Gitter Jones in 1986.

The specific epithet "turneri" is the Latinisation of surname "Turner" for the late Billie Lee Turner, American botanist and professor of botany at the University of Texas at Austin.

Distribution and habitat
The species is native to Durango, Mexico where it grows in woods, along waterways, and in wet pastures at elevations of 2050–2750 m.