familyAsteraceae
genusSymphyotrichum
subgenusSymphyotrichum subg. Astropolium
speciesSymphyotrichum subulatum
Symphyotrichum subulatum var. elongatum
Sida 21: 907. 2004.
Common names: Bahaman aster
Basionym: Aster subulatus var. elongatus Bosserdet ex A. G. Jones & Lowry Taxon 19: 250. 1970
Synonyms: Aster bahamensis Britton Aster subulatus var. bahamensis (Britton) Bosserdet Symphyotrichum bahamense
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Plants 30–200 cm. Stems usually simple, often with leafy branches proximally. Heads 15–130, in open, diffuse arrays, on primary branches longer than peduncles. Involucres 6–7 (–8.1) mm. Phyllaries 21–35(–40), subulate to lanceolate, narrow, green zones narrowly lanceolate. Ray florets 30–54 in (2–)3 series; laminae pink to lavender, (2–)2.5–3.5(–4.2) × 0.3–0.6 mm, longer than pappi, drying in 2–3(–4) (apices shallowly lobed). Disc florets 11–23; corollas 4.3–5.2 mm. Cypselae 1.3–2.5(–2.9); pappi (3.2–)3.6–5 mm. 2n = 20.
Phenology: Flowering Aug–Jan.
Habitat: Disturbed roadsides, marshy habitats, coastal salt marshes
Elevation: 0–10 m
Distribution
Calif., Fla., Ga., West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba).
Discussion
Variety elongatum is adventive in California.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
None.