Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii var. elodes
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii var. elodes
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii var. elodes
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii var. elodes
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii var. elodes
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-47-023:
Aster novi-belgii FAMILY Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Aster elodes
COMMON NAME:
New York Aster
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Will Stuart wil_snbelodes_181104_3248
November Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
A portion of the infloresence showing distinct reflexed bracts & stem leaves. — Will Stuart
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Will Stuart wil_snbelodes_181104_3642
November Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Stem leaves long, slender, sessile, auriculate to very-slightly clasping.
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Will Stuart wil_snbelodes_181104_3651
November Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
The inflorescence of this tall streamhead aster.
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Will Stuart wil_snbelodes_181120_3633
November Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
A simple blossom showing both phylaries and reflexed bracts. — Will Stuart
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii var. elodes
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii var. elodes
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii var. elodes
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii var. elodes
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii var. elodes
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-47-023:
Aster novi-belgii
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Aster elodes
3025
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Wet pine savannas, marshes, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas
Common in Carolina Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate (basal leaves absent or withered at flowering)
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: Purplish-blue
(rarely white)
Disc: Yellow becoming reddish-purple to brown
Flower heads with 20-40 ray flowers
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers pistillate & fertile
Flower heads in panicles
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Brown
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p438
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p264
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p290
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