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Revision as of 11:13, 16 October 2015

Symphyotrichum adnatum
Symphyotrichum adnatum Gil.jpg
Photo taken by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Symphyotrichum
Species: S. adnatum
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum adnatum
(Nutt.) G.L. Nesom
SYMP ADNA dist.jpg
Natural range of Symphyotrichum adnatum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: scaleleaf aster

Taxonomic notes

Description

A description of Symphyotrichum adnatum is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida and Georgia, S. adnatum can be found in longleaf pine savannas, pine flatwood communities, annually burned pinelands, slash pine plantations, and open mixed woodlands (FSU Herbarium). It is restricted to native groundcover with a statistical affinity in upland pinlands of South Georgia (Ostertag and Robertson 2007). Soil types include loamy sand and sand (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Euthamia minor, Andropogon virginicus, Eupatorium compositifolium, Gnaphalium obtusifolium, Chamaecrista fasciculata, Chrysopsis mariana, Diodia teres, Sericocarpus tortifolius, Aristida, Ctenium, and Sporobolus (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

It has been observed to flower and fruit November and December (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Robert K. Godfrey, Leon Neel, R. A. Norris, R. Komarek, Kathleen Craddock Burks. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Leon, Wakulla, Walton. Georgia: Thomas. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.

Ostertag, T.E., and K.M. Robertson. 2007. A comparison of native versus old-field vegetation in upland pinelands managed with frequent fire, South Georgia, USA. Pages 109–120 in R.E. Masters and K.E.M. Galley (eds.). Proceedings of the 23rd Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference: Fire in Grassland and Shrubland Ecosystems.