familyAsteraceae
genusSymphyotrichum
subgenusSymphyotrichum subg. Virgulus
speciesSymphyotrichum patens
Symphyotrichum patens var. patens
Synonyms: Aster amplexicaulis Michaux Aster virgatus Elliott
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 489.
Revision as of 21:23, 16 December 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
Plants robust. Involucres campanulate, 5.5–7.5 mm. Phyllaries in 4–5 series, squarrose, acute to acuminate, sparsely strigillose, densely stipitate-glandular; mid 1–1.2 mm wide. 2n = 10, 20.
Phenology: Flowering (Aug–)Sept–Nov(–Dec).
Habitat: Sandy, loamy, shaley, or clayey soils, dry woods, open oak and pine woods, fields, roadsides, disturbed habitats
Elevation: 0–100+ m
Distribution
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Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Miss., Mo., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va., W.Va.
Discussion
Variety patens is found in the southern Central Lowland, the Appalachian Mountains, the Piedmont, and the Coastal Plains. Aster patens forma rosea Svenson is a color morph that is not recognized here.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.