Symphyotrichum kentuckiense (Britton) Medley. Common name: Miss Price's Aster, Sadie's Aster. Habitat: Limestone glades. Distribution: C. KY south through c. TN to nw. GA and n. AL.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Medley (2021a) clarified the application of the names based on the epithet 'priceae' as applying correctly to the hybrid Symphyotrichum kentuckiense × pilosum, and provided a new combination in Symphyotrichum for this species.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Medley (2021a); Aster kentuckiensis Britton; = Aster pilosus Willd. var. priceae (Britton) Cronquist — C, G, SE1, misapplied; = Aster priceae Britton, misapplied; = Symphyotrichum priceae (Britton) G.L.Nesom — FNA20, K4, Tn, Nesom (1994b), misapplied; < Aster pilosus Willd. — W; < Aster pilosus Willd. var. pringlei A.Gray — F. Basionym: Aster kentuckiensis Britton 1901
Links to other floras: = Symphyotrichum priceae - FNA20
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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© Alan Cressler: symphyotrichum priceae, limestone glade 4, chickamauga and chattanooga national military park, catoosa county, georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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