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Asteraceae
Symphyotrichum

not marked as a favorite taxon Symphyotrichum texanum (E.S. Burgess) Semple. Common name: Texas Aster. Phenology: Aug-Oct. Habitat: Limestone cliffs, sandstone cliffs, bluffs. Distribution: MO and KS south to LA and TX; disjunct east of the Mississippi River in e. LA, e. MS, and w. and c. KY; Mexico (COA).

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ID notes: The distinctive cordate (heart-shaped) basal and cauline leaves bearing serrate-crenate margins combined with the relatively short ray florets surrounding disc florets that tinge an almost watermelon-pink at anthesis make this one of the easiest Symphyotrichum to identify in eastern TX (Aidan Campos, pers.comm. 2021).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Sometimes treated as a variety or lumped under S. drummondii; characters used to separate the two are variable and further taxonomic work is needed to clarify distributions.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Il; = Aster drummondii Lindl. var. texanus (E.S.Burgess) A.G.Jones — NcTx; = Aster texanus E.S.Burgess — C, G, SE1; = n/a — F; = Symphyotrichum drummondii (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom var. texanum (E.S.Burgess) G.L.Nesom — Ar, FNA20, K4; > Aster texanus E.S.Burgess var. parviceps Shinners — Tx; > Aster texanus E.S.Burgess var. texanus E.S.Burgess — Tx. Basionym: Aster texanus E.S.Burgess 1903

Links to other floras: = Symphyotrichum drummondii var. texanum - FNA20

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