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Symphyotrichum sericeum (Ventenat) Nesom. Common name: Western Silvery Aster. Phenology: Aug-Dec. Habitat: Glades, upland prairies, thin soils over calcareous outcrops. Distribution: See Jones, Witsell, & Nesom (2008); all reports of this species east of the Mississippi River and south of the Ohio River are based on misidentifications (or a taxonomically broader application) of S. pratense.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, FNA20, Il, K4, Mi, Mo2, Jones, Witsell, & Nesom (2008), Nesom (1994a); Lasallea sericea (Vent.) Greene ssp. sericea — Semple & Brouillet (1980a); = Aster sericeus Vent. — C, F, G, GrPl, NcTx, S, SE1, Tx; = Virgulus sericeus (Vent.) Reveal & Keener. Basionym: Aster sericeus Vent. 1800

Links to other floras: = Symphyotrichum sericeum - FNA20

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