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Asteraceae
Symphyotrichum

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.

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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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