OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Symphyotrichum subulatum   FAMILY Asteraceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Symphyotrichum subulatum   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Symphyotrichum subulatum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)

Symphyotrichum subulatum var. subulatum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Symphyotrichum subulatum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Southeastern States (Cronquist 1980, Isely 1990)

Aster subulatus var. subulatus

INCLUDED WITHIN Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)

Aster subulatus

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-47-028:

Aster subulatus   FAMILY Asteraceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Eastern Saltmarsh Aster, Annual Saltmarsh Aster


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image of Symphyotrichum subulatum, Eastern Saltmarsh Aster, Annual Saltmarsh Aster

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_sysu5_001_lvd

        

image of Symphyotrichum subulatum, Eastern Saltmarsh Aster, Annual Saltmarsh Aster

Bruce A. Sorrie    bas_symph_subulatum1

September    Dare County    NC

Flower heads in open, diffuse, paniculiform arrays, per Flora of North America.

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Symphyotrichum subulatum   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Symphyotrichum subulatum   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Symphyotrichum subulatum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Symphyotrichum subulatum var. subulatum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Symphyotrichum subulatum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Southeastern States (Cronquist 1980, Isely 1990)
Aster subulatus var. subulatus

INCLUDED WITHIN Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Aster subulatus

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-47-028:
Aster subulatus   FAMILY Asteraceae

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3554

Forb
Annual

Habitat: Tidal marshes, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Coastal Plain

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate (basal leaves absent or withered at flowering)

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: White to pale violet
Disc: Yellow
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers pistillate & fertile

Flower heads in loose many-headed panicles

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Brown
Achene

 

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