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Eurybia surculosa (Michaux) Nesom. Subgenus: Eurybia. Section: Calliastrum. Common name: Creeping Aster. Phenology: Late Aug-Oct. Habitat: Rock outcrops, glades, rocky woodlands. Distribution: A Southern Appalachian endemic: se. KY and w. VA south to w. NC, e. TN, nw. SC, and n. GA. Alleged occurrences of E. surculosa on the Coastal Plain in se. SC and e. GA are based on misidentifications of E. compacta.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

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

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA20, K4, 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 of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷

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native range: southeastern United States



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