Symphyotrichum bracei (Britton ex Small) Nesom. Common name: Brace’s Aster. Phenology: Aug-Dec (-Feb). Habitat: Brackish marshes. Distribution: Panhandle FL south to s. FL; Bahamas; Cuba.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Nesom (1994a), Nesom (2005b); = Aster bracei Britton ex Small — S, SE1; = Aster tenuifolius L. var. aphyllus R.W.Long — Bah; = Symphyotrichum tenuifolium (L.) G.L.Nesom var. aphyllum (R.W.Long) S.D.Sundb. — FNA20, Sundberg (2004); < Symphyotrichum tenuifolium (L.) G.L.Nesom — WH3. Basionym: Aster bracei Britton ex Small 1913
Links to other floras: = Symphyotrichum tenuifolium var. aphyllum - FNA20
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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