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Asteraceae
Boltonia

not marked as a favorite taxon Boltonia asteroides (Linnaeus) L'Héritier var. occidentalis (A. Gray) M.A. Paz. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Marshes, prairies. Distribution: Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee west to Saskatchewan and Oklahoma; also native or naturalized in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Paz (2025) pointed out that the epithet "occidentalis" has priority at variety rank and made the necessary combination.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Boltonia asteroides L'Hér. ssp. latisquama var. occidentalis — Paz (2025); = Boltonia asteroides (L.) L'Hér. var. recognita (Fernald & Griscom) Cronquist — Ar, C, FNA20, G, GrPl, Il, K1, K4, NE, NS, NY, Oh3, POWO, Tn, Anderson (1987), Townsend (2013); = Boltonia latisquama A. Gray var. recognita Fernald & Griscom — Can, F; = Boltonia recognita (Fernald & Griscom) G.N.Jones; < Boltonia asteroides (L.) L'Hér. — Ok, S; < Boltonia sp. — GW2. Basionym: Boltonia latisquama A. Gray var. occidentalis A. Gray 1884

Links to other floras: = Boltonia asteroides var. recognita - FNA20

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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