Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) Nesom var. patens . Common name: Common Clasping Aster. Phenology: Late Aug-early Nov; Oct-Nov. Habitat: Dry woodlands, longleaf pine sandhills, roadsides, woodland edges, clearings, roadbanks. Distribution: Var. patens ranges from VT and NY west to PA, s. OH, s. IN, s. MO, and se. KS, south to e. GA, ne. FL, Panhandle FL, s. AL, s. MS, s. LA, and sc. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: < Aster patens Aiton — RAB, S, Tx, W; >< Aster patens Aiton var. gracilis Hook. — C, F, G, SE1; < Aster patens Aiton var. patens — C, F, G, NcTx, Oh3, SE1, Tat, WV, Jones (1983); < Lasallea patens (Aiton) Semple & Brouillet — Semple & Brouillet (1980a); < Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L.Nesom — Fl7, Il, Pa, Tn, WH3; < Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L.Nesom var. patens — Ar, FNA20, K4, Mo2, NE, NY, Va, Nesom (1994a), Nesom (2006oo); ~ Virgulus patens (Aiton) Reveal & Keener; < Virgulus patens (Aiton) Reveal & Keener var. patens. Basionym: Aster patens Aiton 1789
Links to other floras: < Symphyotrichum patens var. patens - FNA20
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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