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Revision as of 15:08, 12 January 2018

Symphyotrichum dumosum
Symphyotrichum dumosum IWF.jpg
Photo by John Hilty hosted at IllinoisWildflowers.info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Symphyotrichum
Species: S. dumosum
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum dumosum
(L.) G.L. Nesom
SYMP DUMO DIST.JPG
Natural range of Symphyotrichum dumosum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common Name(s): long-stalked aster;[1] rice button aster[2]

Taxonomic Notes

Varieties: S. dumosum var. dumosum; S. dumosum var. gracilipes; S. dumosum var. pergracile; S. dumosum var. strictior; S. dumosum var. subulifolium[1][2]

Description

Distribution

S. dumosum occurs from New Brunswick and Maine, south to Florida, westward to Texas and Oklahoma, and northeast inland to Wisconsin, Michigan and Ontario Canada.[2]

Ecology

Habitat

S. dumosum can be found in old fields, disturbed areas, pastures, woodlands, glades.[1]

Phenology

Flowering occurs in late August through October,[1] although reports of flowering exist for several months throughout the year.[3]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Weakley AS (2015) Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 USDA NRCS (2016) The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 12 January 2018). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
  3. Nelson G (12 January 2018) PanFlora. Retrieved from gilnelson.com/PanFlora/