Symphyotrichum depauperatum (Fernald) Nesom. Common name: Serpentine Aster. Phenology: Early Sep-Oct. Habitat: Glades and barrens over ultramafic (serpentine) or mafic (diabase) rocks. Distribution: MD and se. PA; disjunct southward in nc. NC. Falsely reported for Hardy County, WV (Harmon, Ford-Werntz, & Grafton 2006, Strausbaugh & Core 1978).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Gustafson & Latham (2005) corroborated the distinctiveness of Symphyotrichum depauperatum from relatives and the apparent conspecificity of the NC population with MD/PA populations.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA20, K4, Pa, Nesom (1994a); = Aster depauperatus Fernald — C, F, G, SE1, Tat; = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Aster depauperatus Fernald 1908
Links to other floras: = Symphyotrichum depauperatum - FNA20
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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