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Symphyotrichum dumosum (Linnaeus) Nesom var. subulifolium (Torrey & A. Gray) Nesom. Common name: Needleleaf Bushy Aster. Phenology: Late Aug-Oct. Habitat: Longleaf pine woodlands and savannahs, and west of the Mississippi River in prairies. Distribution: NC south to FL and west to se. OK and e. TX.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = Aster dumosus L. var. subulaefolius Torr. & A.Gray — F; < Aster dumosus L. — C, G, GW2, NcTx, RAB, SE1, Tx, W; > Aster dumosus L. var. gracilipes Wiegand; > Aster gracilipes (Wiegand) Alexander — S; < Symphyotrichum dumosum (L.) G.L.Nesom — Fl7, FNA20, NE, NY, Pa, WH3; < Symphyotrichum dumosum (L.) G.L.Nesom var. dumosum — K4; > Symphyotrichum dumosum (L.) G.L.Nesom var. gracilipes (Wiegand) G.L.Nesom; > Symphyotrichum dumosum (L.) G.L.Nesom var. pergracile (Wiegand) G.L.Nesom; < Symphyotrichum dumosum (L.) G.L.Nesom var. subulifolium (Torr. & A.Gray) G.L.Nesom — Semple (2024); > Symphyotrichum dumosum (L.) G.L.Nesom var. subulifolium (Torr. & A.Gray) G.L.Nesom — Nesom (1994b); Aster dumosus Linnaeus var. subulifolius Torrey & A. Gray — (basionym)

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
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