Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poiret) Nesom var. praealtum . Common name: Net-veined Aster, Willowleaf Aster. Phenology: Aug-Oct. Habitat: Moist forests over limestone, wooded fens (with Acer rubrum and Fraxinus nigra), calcareous clay prairies. Distribution: NY, MN, and SD south to Panhandle FL, e. TX, and Mexico (CHH, COA, NLE, TAM). Reported for Giles County, VA.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Il, Nesom (1994a); = Aster praealtus Poir. var. praealtus — F; < Aster praealtus Poir. — GW2, NcTx, Oh3, W, WV; < Aster praealtus Poir. var. praealtus — C, G, GrPl, SE1; > Aster praealtus Poir. var. praealtus — Tx; > Aster praealtus Poir. var. texicola Wiegand — Tx; < Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) G.L.Nesom — Ar, Fl7, FNA20, Mex, Mi, Mo2, NY, Pa, Tn, WH3; < Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) G.L.Nesom var. praealtum — K4. Basionym: Aster praealtus Poir. 1811
Links to other floras: < Symphyotrichum praealtum - FNA20
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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