title: Symphyotrichum peteroanum
text: # Symphyotrichum peteroanum
  
  Symphyotrichum peteroanum (formerly Aster peteroanus) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae endemic to Argentina and Chile. It is a perennial, herbaceous plant that grows 20 to 60 centimeters (8 to 24 inches) tall. Its flowers have white ray florets in one series that are 6–8 millimeters (1⁄4–3⁄10 inch) long. It grows in tall forests with trees that exceed 15 meters (50 feet) at elevations of 1,000–2,200 meters (3,280–7,220 feet) in humid montane ecosystems.
  
  ## Citations
  
  * 1 2 3 POWO 2019.
  * 1 2 3 Sancho & Ariza Espinar 2003, p. 11.
  * ↑ SIB n.d.
  