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Common names: Eastern silver aster, Eastern silvery aster  
 
Common names: Eastern silver aster, Eastern silvery aster  
 
==Taxonomic notes==
 
==Taxonomic notes==
Synonyms: ''Symphyotrichum concolo''r (Linnaeus) G.L. Nesom var. ''concolor''; ''Aster concolo''r Linnaeus; ''Virgulus concolor'' (Linnaeus) Reveal & Keener; ''Symphyotrichum concolor'' ssp. ''concolor'' Haines
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Synonyms: ''Aster concolor'' Linnaeus; ''Virgulus concolor'' (Linnaeus) Reveal & Keener.<ref>Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draf of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
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==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
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==Ecology==
 
==Ecology==
 
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In the Coastal Plain region, ''S. concolor'' can be found at the edges of limestone glades, longleaf pine-wiregrass flatwoods, pine-oak-hickory woods, scrub oak sand ridges, edges of brackish marshes, annually burned pinelands, former longleaf pine savannas, longleaf pine-scrub oaks, sandhills, and along roadways. <ref name=fsu> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Wilson Baker, Ann F. Johnson, R. A. Norris, Andre F. Clewell, Robert K. Godfrey, R. Komarek. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Calhoun, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, Wakulla, Walton, Washington. Georgia: Thomas. South Carolina: Lee. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy. </ref> It is restricted to native groundcover and can be found in upland pines of South Georgia. <ref name=ost> 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.</ref> Associated species include ''Schoenus nigricans, Muhlenbergia capillaris, Quercus laevis, Q. incana, Q. minima, Q. margaretta, Aristida stricta, Polygonella gracilis, Smilax auriculata, Licania michauxii, Eupatorium compositifolium, Pinus taeda, Aster adnatus, Ilex vomitoria, Pteridium aquilinum, Polygonella gracilis, Solidago puberula, Liatris gracilis, Chrysopsis lanuginosa, Vaccinium darrow, Warea sessilifolia, Pityopsis graminifolia var. tenuifolia, Liatris chapmanii, Aster linarrifolius, Andropogon, Schizachyrium, Serenoa repens, Smilax auriculata, Solidago odora, Helianthus radula, Tridens ambiguous, Ilex opaca, Baptisia lanceolata, Lespedeza hirta, Petalostemum carolinianum, Agaritina aromatica, Pityopsis aspera var. adenolepsi'', and ''Vaccinium lanuginosa''. <ref name=fsu/>
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In the Coastal Plain region, ''S. concolor'' can be found at the edges of limestone glades, longleaf pine-wiregrass flatwoods, pine-oak-hickory woods, scrub oak sand ridges, edges of brackish marshes, annually burned pinelands, former longleaf pine savannas, longleaf pine-scrub oaks, sandhills, and along roadways.<ref name=fsu> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Wilson Baker, Ann F. Johnson, R. A. Norris, Andre F. Clewell, Robert K. Godfrey, R. Komarek. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Calhoun, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, Wakulla, Walton, Washington. Georgia: Thomas. South Carolina: Lee. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.</ref> It is restricted to native groundcover and can be found in upland pines of South Georgia.<ref name=ost> 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.</ref> ''S. concolor'' is frequent and abundant in the North Florida Subxeric Sandhills and Clayhill Longleaf Woodlands community types as described in Carr et al. (2010).<ref>Carr, S.C., K.M. Robertson, and R.K. Peet. 2010. A vegetation classification of fire-dependent pinelands of Florida. Castanea 75:153-189.</ref>
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''S. concolor'' became absent or reduced its occurrence in response to agriculture in South Carolina longleaf woodlands<ref name=brudvig>Brudvig, L. A. and E. I. Damschen 2011. Land-use history, historical connectivity, and savannas land management interact to determine longleaf pine woodland understory richness and composition. Ecography 34: 257-266.</ref> and southwest Georgia savannas and pinelands.<ref name=ost/><ref name=kirkman>Kirkman, L.K., K.L. Coffey, R.J. Mitchell, and E.B. Moser. Ground Cover Recovery Patterns and Life-History Traits: Implications for Restoration Obstacles and Opportunities in a Species-Rich Savanna. (2004). Journal of Ecology 92(3):409-421.</ref> This species became absent in response to military training in west Georgia pinelands.<ref name=dale>Dale, V.H., S.C. Beyeler, and B. Jackson. (2002). Understory vegetation indicators of anthropogenic disturbance in longleaf pine forests at Fort Benning, Georgia, USA. Ecological Indicators 1(3):155-170.</ref>
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Associated species include ''Schoenus nigricans, Muhlenbergia capillaris, Quercus laevis, Q. incana, Q. minima, Q. margaretta, Aristida stricta, Polygonella gracilis, Smilax auriculata, Licania michauxii, Eupatorium compositifolium, Pinus taeda, Aster adnatus, Ilex vomitoria, Pteridium aquilinum, Polygonella gracilis, Solidago puberula, Liatris gracilis, Chrysopsis lanuginosa, Vaccinium darrow, Warea sessilifolia, Pityopsis graminifolia var. tenuifolia, Liatris chapmanii, Aster linarrifolius, Andropogon, Schizachyrium, Serenoa repens, Smilax auriculata, Solidago odora, Helianthus radula, Tridens ambiguous, Ilex opaca, Baptisia lanceolata, Lespedeza hirta, Petalostemum carolinianum, Agaritina aromatica, Pityopsis aspera var. adenolepsi'', and ''Vaccinium lanuginosa''.<ref name=fsu/>
  
 
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Flowers in January, February, May, October, and November and fruits in October and November.<ref name=fsu/><ref>Nelson, G.  [http://www.gilnelson.com/ PanFlora]: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/  Accessed: 14 DEC 2016</ref> Michelle Smith observed this species flowering in April at Quailridge Plantation, in Georgia.
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''S. concolor'' has been observed to flower in January, February, May, October, and November and fruit in October and November.<ref name=fsu/><ref>Nelson, G.  [http://www.gilnelson.com/ PanFlora]: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/  Accessed: 14 DEC 2016</ref> Michelle Smith observed this species flowering in April at Quailridge Plantation, in Georgia.
 
 
 
===Seed dispersal===
 
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This species disperses by wind. <ref>Kirkman, L. Katherine. Unpublished database of seed dispersal mode of plants found in Coastal Plain longleaf pine-grasslands of the Jones Ecological Research Center, Georgia.</ref>   
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This species is thought to be dispersed by wind.<ref>Kirkman, L. Katherine. Unpublished database of seed dispersal mode of plants found in Coastal Plain longleaf pine-grasslands of the Jones Ecological Research Center, Georgia.</ref>   
 
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Populations of ''Symphyotrichum concolor'' have been known to persist through repeated annual burns.<ref>Robertson, K.M. Unpublished data collected from Pebble Hill Fire Plots, Pebble Hill Plantation, Thomasville, Georgia.</ref><ref>Platt, W.J., R. Carter, G. Nelson, W. Baker, S. Hermann, J. Kane, L. Anderson, M. Smith, K. Robertson. 2021. Unpublished species list of Wade Tract old-growth longleaf pine savanna, Thomasville, Georgia.</ref>
 
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==Cultivation and restoration==
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==Conservation, cultivation, and restoration==
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''Symphyotrichum concolor'' should avoid soil disturbance by agriculture and military training to conserve its presence in pine communities.<ref name=ost/><ref name=brudvig/><ref name=kirkman/><ref name=dale/>
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==Cultural use==
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==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
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==References and notes==
 
==References and notes==

Latest revision as of 13:20, 15 July 2022

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

Common names: Eastern silver aster, Eastern silvery aster

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: Aster concolor Linnaeus; Virgulus concolor (Linnaeus) Reveal & Keener.[1]

Description

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

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain region, S. concolor can be found at the edges of limestone glades, longleaf pine-wiregrass flatwoods, pine-oak-hickory woods, scrub oak sand ridges, edges of brackish marshes, annually burned pinelands, former longleaf pine savannas, longleaf pine-scrub oaks, sandhills, and along roadways.[2] It is restricted to native groundcover and can be found in upland pines of South Georgia.[3] S. concolor is frequent and abundant in the North Florida Subxeric Sandhills and Clayhill Longleaf Woodlands community types as described in Carr et al. (2010).[4]

S. concolor became absent or reduced its occurrence in response to agriculture in South Carolina longleaf woodlands[5] and southwest Georgia savannas and pinelands.[3][6] This species became absent in response to military training in west Georgia pinelands.[7]

Associated species include Schoenus nigricans, Muhlenbergia capillaris, Quercus laevis, Q. incana, Q. minima, Q. margaretta, Aristida stricta, Polygonella gracilis, Smilax auriculata, Licania michauxii, Eupatorium compositifolium, Pinus taeda, Aster adnatus, Ilex vomitoria, Pteridium aquilinum, Polygonella gracilis, Solidago puberula, Liatris gracilis, Chrysopsis lanuginosa, Vaccinium darrow, Warea sessilifolia, Pityopsis graminifolia var. tenuifolia, Liatris chapmanii, Aster linarrifolius, Andropogon, Schizachyrium, Serenoa repens, Smilax auriculata, Solidago odora, Helianthus radula, Tridens ambiguous, Ilex opaca, Baptisia lanceolata, Lespedeza hirta, Petalostemum carolinianum, Agaritina aromatica, Pityopsis aspera var. adenolepsi, and Vaccinium lanuginosa.[2]

Phenology

S. concolor has been observed to flower in January, February, May, October, and November and fruit in October and November.[2][8] Michelle Smith observed this species flowering in April at Quailridge Plantation, in Georgia.

Seed dispersal

This species is thought to be dispersed by wind.[9]

Fire ecology

Populations of Symphyotrichum concolor have been known to persist through repeated annual burns.[10][11]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Symphyotrichum concolor should avoid soil disturbance by agriculture and military training to conserve its presence in pine communities.[3][5][6][7]

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draf of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Wilson Baker, Ann F. Johnson, R. A. Norris, Andre F. Clewell, Robert K. Godfrey, R. Komarek. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Calhoun, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, Wakulla, Walton, Washington. Georgia: Thomas. South Carolina: Lee. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 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.
  4. Carr, S.C., K.M. Robertson, and R.K. Peet. 2010. A vegetation classification of fire-dependent pinelands of Florida. Castanea 75:153-189.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Brudvig, L. A. and E. I. Damschen 2011. Land-use history, historical connectivity, and savannas land management interact to determine longleaf pine woodland understory richness and composition. Ecography 34: 257-266.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Kirkman, L.K., K.L. Coffey, R.J. Mitchell, and E.B. Moser. Ground Cover Recovery Patterns and Life-History Traits: Implications for Restoration Obstacles and Opportunities in a Species-Rich Savanna. (2004). Journal of Ecology 92(3):409-421.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Dale, V.H., S.C. Beyeler, and B. Jackson. (2002). Understory vegetation indicators of anthropogenic disturbance in longleaf pine forests at Fort Benning, Georgia, USA. Ecological Indicators 1(3):155-170.
  8. Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 14 DEC 2016
  9. Kirkman, L. Katherine. Unpublished database of seed dispersal mode of plants found in Coastal Plain longleaf pine-grasslands of the Jones Ecological Research Center, Georgia.
  10. Robertson, K.M. Unpublished data collected from Pebble Hill Fire Plots, Pebble Hill Plantation, Thomasville, Georgia.
  11. Platt, W.J., R. Carter, G. Nelson, W. Baker, S. Hermann, J. Kane, L. Anderson, M. Smith, K. Robertson. 2021. Unpublished species list of Wade Tract old-growth longleaf pine savanna, Thomasville, Georgia.