Symphyotrichum drummondii (Lindley) Nesom. Common name: Hairy Heart-leaved Aster. Phenology: Aug-Oct. Habitat: Mesic to dry forests, especially over calcareous soils Distribution: PA, OH, MI, WI, MN, and NE, south to MD, WV, TN, AL, MS, and LA (including the Florida Parishes).
ID notes: S. drummondii is quite similar to the S. cordifolium complex; many reports of S. cordifolium further southwest represent misidentifications of S. drummondii. Where sympatric, S. drummondii, in addition to the stem pubescence and often elongate phyllary green zones, tends to have thicker-textured leaves with shorter, more broadly winged petioles.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Il, Mi, Pa, Tn; = Aster drummondii Lindl. var. drummondii; = Aster sagittifolius Wedem. ex Willd. var. drummondii (Lindl.) Shinners — F; = Symphyotrichum drummondii (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom var. drummondii — Ar, FNA20, K4, Nesom (1994a); < Aster drummondii Lindl. — C, G, GrPl, Oh3, SE1. Basionym: Aster drummondii Lindl. 1835
Links to other floras: = Symphyotrichum drummondii var. drummondii - FNA20
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Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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