Synonyms: Aster crenifolius var. arcuans Fernald Aster foliaceus var. arcuans Griscom & R. J. Eaton Aster foliaceus var. sublinearis (Fernald) A. G. Jones Aster johannensis Lamarck Aster longifolius Linnaeus Aster novi-belgii subsp. johannensis (Fernald) A. G. Jones Aster novi-belgii var. johannensis J. Rousseau Aster novi-belgii var. rosaceus Aster rolandii Aster vaurealis
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 529. Mentioned on page 503, 509, 521, 528, 530.

Plants usually slender, sometimes robust, but then not very compact. Stems glabrous or hirsute in lines. Leaf blades ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate to oblanceolate, 7–9 times as long as wide, bases ± clasping. 2n = 48.


Phenology: Flowering Aug–Sep.
Habitat: Sand dunes, sandy or stony upper seashores, saltmarshes, sandy, gravelly or rocky stream shores, edges of moist thickets, edges of sea cliffs, ultramafic barrens, seaside meadows, open seaside mountain heath and meadows
Elevation: 0–800 m

Distribution

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St. Pierre and Miquelon, N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.S., P.E.I., Que., Conn., Maine, Mass., N.H., N.Y., Pa., R.I., Vt., W.Va., introduced in Mexico, Europe, Australia.

Discussion

Several cultivars of var. novi-belgii are sold in the horticultural trade. The following forms are not recognized here, as they represent mere color variants: forma novi-belgii, forma albiflorus (Victorin) J. Rousseau, and forma roseus E. L. Rand & Redfield.

Symphyotrichum ×subgeminatum (Fernald) G. L. Nesom (as species) (syn.: Aster subgeminatus Fernald) is the hybrid of var. novi-belgii with S. ciliolatum; it has been observed in western Newfoundland and the Gaspé (Quebec). Variety novi-belgii also hybridizes with S. anticostense (L. Brouillet and J. Labrecque 1987).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Luc Brouillet +, John C. Semple +, Geraldine A. Allen +, Kenton L. Chambers +  and Scott D. Sundberg† +
(Linnaeus) G. L. Nesom +
Aster novi-belgii +
St. Pierre and Miquelon +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, N.S. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Conn. +, Maine +, Mass. +, N.H. +, N.Y. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, Vt. +, W.Va. +, introduced in Mexico +, Europe +  and Australia. +
0–800 m +
Sand dunes, sandy or stony upper seashores, saltmarshes, sandy, gravelly or rocky stream shores, edges of moist thickets, edges of sea cliffs, ultramafic barrens, seaside meadows, open seaside mountain heath and meadows +
Flowering Aug–Sep. +
Aster crenifolius var. arcuans +, Aster foliaceus var. arcuans +, Aster foliaceus var. sublinearis +, Aster johannensis +, Aster longifolius +, Aster novi-belgii subsp. johannensis +, Aster novi-belgii var. johannensis +, Aster novi-belgii var. rosaceus +, Aster rolandii +  and Aster vaurealis +
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii var. novibelgii +
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii +
variety +