Symphyotrichum patens

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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.

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 2009).

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).

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

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.

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