Symphyotrichum schistosum (Steele) Nesom. Common name: Millboro Aster. Habitat: Shale woodlands. Distribution: Endemic to w. VA, so far as is known.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: This does not act as a hybrid, but rather as an independent taxon, and thus should not have the "hybrid ×" as part of its name (J. Townsend, pers. comm., November 2018).
Synonymy ⓘ: = Aster ×schistosus Steele, pro species; = Aster schistosus Steele; = Symphyotrichum ×schistosum (Steele) G.L.Nesom — FNA20, K4, Nesom (1994b), pro species; < Aster lowrieanus Porter — C, G; < Aster lowrieanus Porter var. lowrieanus — F. Basionym: Aster schistosus Steele 1911
Links to other floras: = Symphyotrichum ×schistosum - FNA20
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Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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