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Common names: Late purple aster, Spreading aster
 
Common names: Late purple aster, Spreading aster
 
==Taxonomic notes==
 
==Taxonomic notes==
Synonyms: ''Symphyotrichum patens'' (Aiton) G.L. Nesom var. ''patens''; ''Aster patens'' Aiton var. ''patens''; ''Virgulus patens'' (Aiton) Reveal & Keener var. ''patens''
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Synonyms: ''Aster patens'' Aiton var. ''patens''; ''Virgulus patens'' (Aiton) Reveal & Keener var. ''patens''; ''A. patens'' var. ''gracilis'' Hooker.<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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This species can live in humid, subtropical climates in drying sandy loam on the edges of woodland remnants, shade of mesic woodlands, xeric limestone prairies, open old-field pine woods, and sandy clay of the Red Hills. <ref name="Burton 2009">Burton, J. A. (2009). Fire frequency effects on vegetation of an upland old growth forest in eastern Oklahoma. Environmental Science. Stillwater, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University. Bachelor: 78.</ref> <ref name="FSU Herbarium">Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL:[http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: June 2014.  Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Angus Gholson Jr., R. Kral, Robert K. Godfrey, Angela M. Reid, K. M. Robertson, Ann F. Johnson, and Wilson Baker.  States and Counties: Florida: Gadsden and Leon.</ref> <ref name="McCain and Ebinger 2014">McClain, W. E. and J. E. Ebinger (2014). "Vascular Flora of Buettner Xeric Limestone Prairies, Monroe County, Illinois." Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.</ref> It can live in communities dominated by post oak as well. <ref name="Burton 2009"/> This species is also found in disturbed habitats such as upland pine-hardwoods, partially wooded vacant lots, and beside trail edges. <ref name="FSU Herbarium"/> Associated species include ''Pinus echinata, Schoenus nigricans, Solidago odora, Callicarpa americana, Myrica cerifera, Liquiambar styraciflua,'' and ''Rhus copallinum.'' <ref name="FSU Herbarium"/>
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This species can live in humid, subtropical climates in drying sandy loam on the edges of woodland remnants, shade of mesic woodlands, xeric limestone prairies, open old-field pine woods, and sandy clay of the Red Hills.<ref name="Burton 2009">Burton, J. A. (2009). Fire frequency effects on vegetation of an upland old growth forest in eastern Oklahoma. Environmental Science. Stillwater, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University. Bachelor: 78.</ref><ref name="FSU Herbarium">Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL:[http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: June 2014.  Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Angus Gholson Jr., R. Kral, Robert K. Godfrey, Angela M. Reid, K. M. Robertson, Ann F. Johnson, and Wilson Baker.  States and Counties: Florida: Gadsden and Leon.</ref><ref name="McCain and Ebinger 2014">McClain, W. E. and J. E. Ebinger (2014). "Vascular Flora of Buettner Xeric Limestone Prairies, Monroe County, Illinois." Southern Appalachian Botanical Society </ref> It can live in communities dominated by post oak as well.<ref name="Burton 2009"/>
  
 
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''S. patens'' has been observed flowering in January, March through May, October, and November and fruiting between October and November.<ref name="FSU Herbarium"/><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>
This species has been observed flowering in January, March through May, October, and November and fruits between October and November.<ref name="FSU Herbarium"/><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>
 
 
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Burton found that the percent cover of S. patens showed a positive linear response to increased fire frequency. <ref name="Burton 2009"/>
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Burton (2009) found that the percent cover of S. patens showed a positive linear response to increased fire frequency.<ref name="Burton 2009"/>
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==Conservation and management==
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==Cultivation and restoration==
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==Conservation, cultivation, and restoration==
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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 13:24, 15 July 2022

Symphyotrichum patens
Symphyotrichum patens 2.JPG
Photo by Kevin Robertson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Symphyotrichum
Species: S. patens
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum patens
(Aiton) G.L. Nesom
SYMP PATE dist.jpg
Natural range of Symphyotrichum patens from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common names: Late purple aster, Spreading aster

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: Aster patens Aiton var. patens; Virgulus patens (Aiton) Reveal & Keener var. patens; A. patens var. gracilis Hooker.[1]

Description

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

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

This species can live in humid, subtropical climates in drying sandy loam on the edges of woodland remnants, shade of mesic woodlands, xeric limestone prairies, open old-field pine woods, and sandy clay of the Red Hills.[2][3][4] It can live in communities dominated by post oak as well.[2]

Phenology

S. patens has been observed flowering in January, March through May, October, and November and fruiting between October and November.[3][5]

Fire ecology

Burton (2009) found that the percent cover of S. patens showed a positive linear response to increased fire frequency.[2]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

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 Burton, J. A. (2009). Fire frequency effects on vegetation of an upland old growth forest in eastern Oklahoma. Environmental Science. Stillwater, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University. Bachelor: 78.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL:http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Angus Gholson Jr., R. Kral, Robert K. Godfrey, Angela M. Reid, K. M. Robertson, Ann F. Johnson, and Wilson Baker. States and Counties: Florida: Gadsden and Leon.
  4. McClain, W. E. and J. E. Ebinger (2014). "Vascular Flora of Buettner Xeric Limestone Prairies, Monroe County, Illinois." Southern Appalachian Botanical Society
  5. 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