Eurybia compacta Nesom. Subgenus: Heleastrum. Section: Calliastrum. Common name: Slender Aster. Phenology: Late Jul-Oct. Habitat: Pine savannas, hardpan woodlands, clearings. Distribution: NJ to e. GA, mainly on the Coastal Plain, but also in the lower Piedmont.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: A diploid species (2n=18).
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA20, K4, POWO, Va, Nesom (1994b); = Aster gracilis Nutt. — C, F, G, RAB, S, SE1, Tat. Basionym: Eurybia compacta G.L.Nesom 1994 [1995] "Urbasionym:" Aster gracilis Nutt. 1818
Links to other floras: = Eurybia compacta - FNA20
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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