Symphyotrichum patens
Symphyotrichum patens | |
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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 | |
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Natural range of Symphyotrichum patens from USDA NRCS Plants Database. |
Contents
Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
It can live in humid, subtropical climates (Burton 2009). Located in xeric limestone prairies of Illinois (McCain and Ebinger 2014). It can live in communities dominated by post oak (Burton 20069).
Phenology
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Burton found that the percent cover of S. patens showed a positive linear response to increased fire frequency (Burton 2009).