Symphyotrichum puniceum (Linnaeus) Á. Löve & D. Löve var. puniceum . Common name: Purple-stem Aster, Swamp Aster. Phenology: Sep-Oct. Habitat: Bogs, seeps, ditches, wet meadows. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland) and NL (Labrador) west to BC, south to GA, AL, MO, and SD.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Unresolved material from Grayson County, VA, mafic seeps.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA20, K4, NE, NY, Va, Nesom (1994a), Nesom (1997b); = Aster puniceus L. var. puniceus — G; ? Aster conduplicatus E.S.Burgess — S; < Aster puniceus L. — C, GrPl, GW2, Oh3, RAB, S, SE1, Tat, W; > Aster puniceus L. var. compactus Fernald — F; > Aster puniceus L. var. oligocephalus Fernald — F; > Aster puniceus L. var. puniceus — F, WV; < Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve — Il, Mi, Pa, Tn. Basionym: Aster puniceus L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum - FNA20
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (name change)
- Great Plains: OBL (name change)
- Midwest: OBL (name change)
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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native range: eastern United States & Canada
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