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Asteraceae
Eurybia

not marked as a favorite taxon Eurybia surculosa (Michaux) Nesom. Common name: Creeping Aster. Phenology: Late Aug-Oct. Habitat: Rock outcrops, glades, rocky woodlands. Distribution: A Southern Appalachian endemic: se. Kentucky and w. Virginia south to w. North Carolina, e. Tennessee, nw. South Carolina, and n. Georgia. Alleged occurrences of E. surculosa on the Coastal Plain in se. South Carolina and e. Georgia are based on misidentifications of E. compacta.

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Subgenus: Eurybia. Section: Calliastrum.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: A tetraploid species (2n=36).

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA20, K1, K4, NS, POWO, Tn, Va, Nesom (1994b); = Aster surculosus Michx. — C, F, G, Oh3, RAB, S, SE1, W. Basionym: Aster surculosus Michx. 1803

Links to other floras: = Eurybia surculosa - FNA20

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image #1 of Eurybia surculosa© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
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image #3 of Eurybia surculosa© Alan M. Cressler | Original Image ⭷
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native range: southeastern United States