ASTERACEAE

Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) Nesom var. patens . Common Clasping Aster. Phen: Late Aug-early Nov; Oct-Nov. Hab: Dry woodlands, longleaf pine sandhills, roadsides, woodland edges, clearings, roadbanks. Dist: 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

Syn: < Aster patens – RAB, S, Tx, W; >< Aster patens var. gracilis – C, F, G, SE1; < Aster patens var. patens – C, F, G, NcTx, Oh3, SE1, WV, Jones (1983); < Lasallea patens – Semple & Brouillet (1980a); < Symphyotrichum patens – Fl7, Il, Pa, Tn, WH3; < Symphyotrichum patens var. patens – Ar, FNA20, K1, K3, K4, Mo2, NE, Va, Nesom (1994a)

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