Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poiret) Nesom var. subasper (Lindley) Nesom. Common name: Rough Willowleaf Aster. Phenology: (Sep-) Oct-Nov. Habitat: Loess prairies and woodlands, bottomlands, other moist habitats. Distribution: KY, IN, IL, MO, and OK south to AL and TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Il; Aster subasper Lindl.; = Aster praealtus Poir. var. subasper (Lindl.) Wiegand — F; = Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) G.L.Nesom var. subasperum (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom, orthographic variant; > Aster coerulescens DC.; < Aster praealtus Poir. — NcTx, Tx; > Aster praealtus Poir. var. praealtus — C; < Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) G.L.Nesom — FNA20; < Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) G.L.Nesom var. praealtum — K4. Basionym: Aster subasper Lindl. 1835
Links to other floras: < Symphyotrichum praealtum - FNA20
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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