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Common Name:
Heartleaf Aster, Common Blue Wood Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Symphyotrichum cordifolium FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum cordifolium FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster cordifolius 179-47-007 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Rich forests, shaded roadbanks
Common in Mountains, uncommon in Carolina Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Smooth Heartleaf Aster, Lowrie's Blue Wood Aster, Lowrie's Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Symphyotrichum lowrieanum FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum lowrieanum FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster cordifolius 179-47-007? FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Mesic to dry-mesic forests
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
White Arrowleaf Aster, Arrowleaf Blue Wood Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Symphyotrichum urophyllum FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum urophyllum FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster sagittifolius 179-47-008 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Moist to dry forests, fields, and roadbanks
Common in Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Short's Aster, Midwestern Blue Heart-leaved Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphyotrichum shortii FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum shortii FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Dry, rocky slopes; rock outcrops in wooded situations, calcareous hammocks (in FL)
Rare in GA (historically in NC, but not recently seen)
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Wavyleaf Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphyotrichum undulatum FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum undulatum FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster undulatus 179-47-009 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Dry forests, woodlands, glades, roadbanks
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Late Purple Aster, Common Clasping Aster, Late Blue Aster, Skydrop Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphyotrichum patens var. patens FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum patens var. patens FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster patens 179-47-010 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Dry woodlands, longleaf pine sandhills, roadsides, woodland edges, clearings, roadbanks
Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Georgia Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphyotrichum georgianum FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum georgianum FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster patens 179-47-010? FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Dry, rocky woodlands, woodland borders, roadbanks, powerline rights-of-way, primarily in places that formerly would have burned and likely been post oak or blackjack oak woodlands or savannas, also in thin soils around granitic flatrocks
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Appalachian Clasping Aster, Thinleaf Late Purple Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphyotrichum phlogifolium FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum phlogifolium FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster patens 179-47-010? FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Mesic, nutrient-rich mixed hardwood forests
Uncommon in Carolina Mountains & NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Eastern Aromatic Aster, Shale-barren Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphyotrichum oblongifolium FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum oblongifolium FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster oblongifolius 179-47-016 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Rock outcrops and dry woodlands over limestone, calcareous shale, calcareous prairies
Rare
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
New England Aster, Michaelmas-daisy
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphyotrichum novae-angliae FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum novae-angliae FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster novae-angliae 179-47-017 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Wet meadows, bogs, prairies
Uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Big-headed Aster, Rough Aster, Large-headed Aster, Largeflower Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphyotrichum grandiflorum FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum grandiflorum FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster grandiflorus 179-47-018 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Dry woodlands, forest edges; roadbanks and powerline rights-of-way
Common in NC Piedmont, uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC
Native to the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Walter's Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphyotrichum walteri FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum walteri FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (THE NAME PREOCCUPIED) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster squarrosus 179-47-019 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Pine savannas, longleaf pine sandhills, pine flatwoods
Common in Coastal Plain
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Scale-leaf Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Symphyotrichum adnatum FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum adnatum FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, pine flatwoods, pine rocklands
Uncommon
Native to Georgia Coastal Plain
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Common Name:
Purplestem Aster, Swamp Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster puniceus 179-47-020 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Bogs, seeps, ditches, wet meadows
Common (rare in Coastal Plain, rare in GA Piedmont)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Shining Aster, Glossyleaf Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphyotrichum firmum FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster puniceus 179-47-020? FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Peaty wetlands and seepages, fens, wet prairies
Rare
Native to Georgia & possibly North Carolina
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Common Name:
Elliott's Aster, Southern Swamp Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphyotrichum elliottii FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum elliottii FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster elliottii 179-47-021 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Bogs, swamps, and marshes, mainly in the outer Coastal Plain, on tree bases, hummocks, and stumps in tidal freshwater swamps, especially where salinities may occasionally exceed 5-10 ppt
Uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain (rare in GA)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Zigzag Aster, Crooked-stem Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphyotrichum prenanthoides FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum prenanthoides FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster prenanthoides 179-47-022 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Moist or wet forests, roadbanks, fields
Common in NC Mountains, rare in GA
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Buck Creek Aster, Rhiannon's Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Symphyotrichum rhiannon FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum rhiannon FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Ultramafic outcrop barren
Rare (endemic to the Buck Creek Serpentine Barren, Clay County, NC)
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
New York Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphyotrichum novi-belgii var. elodes FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum novi-belgii var. elodes FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster novi-belgii 179-47-023 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Wet pine savannas, marshes
Common in Carolina Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Curtis's Aster, Rigid Whitetop Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphyotrichum retroflexum FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum retroflexum FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster curtisii 179-47-024 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Moist forests
Common in Mountains (rare in Piedmont)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Smooth Blue Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphyotrichum laeve FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster laevis var. laevis 179-47-025a FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Mesic hardwood forests
Rare in GA & SC (historically in NC, but not recently seen)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Narrowleaf Smooth Blue Aster, Harmonious Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphyotrichum concinnum FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster laevis var. concinnus 179-47-025b FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Dry woodlands and prairies over mafic or calcareous rocks
Rare
Native to the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Climbing Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Ampelaster carolinianus FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ampelaster carolinianus FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster carolinianus 179-47-026 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Swamps, thickets, marshes, streambanks, freshwater tidal marshes and swamps
Rare (historically in NC, but not recently seen)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Eastern Silvery Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphyotrichum concolor var. concolor FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum concolor FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster concolor 179-47-027 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, Piedmont woodlands, forest edges, pine rocklands, roadbanks
Common (uncommon in GA Mountains, rare in Carolina Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Western Silvery Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphyotrichum sericeum FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum sericeum FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Glades, upland prairies, thin soils over calcareous outcrops
Native: west of the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Eastern Saltmarsh Aster, Annual Saltmarsh Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphyotrichum subulatum FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum subulatum FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster subulatus 179-47-028 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Tidal marshes
Common in Coastal Plain
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Midwestern Saltmarsh Aster, Annual Water Aster, Yard Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphyotrichum divaricatum FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum divaricatum FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster exilis 179-47-029 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Ponds, swamps, ditches, other wet disturbed areas, including mowed fields, yards, periodically flooded floodplains; eastwards in waste areas near wool-combing mills
Rare or waif(s)
Native: south central US & Mexico
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Common Name:
Perennial Saltmarsh Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphyotrichum tenuifolium FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum tenuifolium FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster tenuifolius 179-47-030 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Brackish marshes
Common in Coastal Plain
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Frost Aster, White Heath Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pilosum FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pilosum FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster pilosus 179-47-032 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Old fields, disturbed areas, woodland borders
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Serpentine Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphyotrichum depauperatum FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum depauperatum FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Glades and barrens over ultramafic (serpentine) or mafic (diabase) rocks
Rare
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name: Panicled Aster, White Panicle Aster, Tall White Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum lanceolatum ssp. lanceolatum var. lanceolatum FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster simplex 179-47-033 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Moist soils
Uncommon in NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in NC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia?
Common Name: Broadleaf Panicled Aster, White Panicle Aster, Broad-leaved White Panicled Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. latifolium FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum lanceolatum ssp. lanceolatum var. latifolium FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster simplex 179-47-033? FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Bottomlands, other moist sites
Uncommon
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Common Name:
Calico Aster, Starved Aster, Goblet Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphyotrichum lateriflorum FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum lateriflorum var. lateriflorum FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster lateriflorus 179-47-035 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Mesic to dry upland forests and woodlands, swamps, wet pine flatwoods, clearings, old fields, roadsides, other disturbed areas
Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Bottomland Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphyotrichum ontarionis var. ontarionis FAMILY: Asteraceae
(?) PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum ontarionis FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster lateriflorus 179-47-035? FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Bottomlands, swamps, bogs
Rare
Native to Georgia & possibly South Carolina
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Common Name:
Small White Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Symphyotrichum racemosum var. racemosum FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum racemosum FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster vimineus 179-47-036 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Bottomlands, marshes
Common (rare in GA Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Small White Oldfield Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Symphyotrichum racemosum var. subdumosum FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum racemosum FAMILY: Asteraceae
Uncommon
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Simmonds’s Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Symphyotrichum simmondsii FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum simmondsii FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Florida wet prairies, wet pine flatwoods, ditches, other moist to wet habitats
Uncommon
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Bushy Aster, Long-stalked Aster, Rice Button Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster dumosus 179-47-037 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Old fields, disturbed areas, pastures
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Willowleaf Aster, Veiny-lined Aster, Tall Aster, Willow Aster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphyotrichum praealtum var. angustior FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphyotrichum praealtum var. angustior FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Fen-like calcareous wetlands
Rare
Native north of the Carolinas (and reported for w. NC)
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