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Common name: Late purple aster
 
Common name: Late purple aster
 
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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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This species flowers and fruits between October and November (FSU Herbarium).
 
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Burton found that the percent cover of S. patens showed a positive linear response to increased fire frequency (Burton 2009).
 
Burton found that the percent cover of S. patens showed a positive linear response to increased fire frequency (Burton 2009).
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==Conservation and Management==
 
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Revision as of 15:02, 9 May 2016

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 name: Late purple aster

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L. Nesom var. patens; Aster patens Aiton var. patens; Virgulus patens (Aiton) Reveal & Keener var. patens

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 (Burton 2009, FSU Herbarium, McCain and Ebinger 2014). It can live in communities dominated by post oak as well (Burton 2009). This species is also found in disturbed habitats such as upland pine-hardwoods, partially wooded vacant lots, and beside trail edges (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Pinus echinata, Schoenus nigricans, Solidago odora, Callicarpa americana, Myrica cerifera, Liquiambar styraciflua, and Rhus copallinum (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

This species flowers and fruits between October and November (FSU Herbarium).

Fire ecology

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

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

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.

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.

McClain, W. E. and J. E. Ebinger (2014). "Vascular Flora of Buettner Xeric Limestone Prairies, Monroe County, Illinois." Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.