Symphyotrichum kentuckiense (Britton) Medley. Miss Price's Aster, Sadie's Aster. Hab: Limestone glades. Dist: C. KY south through c. TN to nw. GA and n. AL.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Medley (2021a) clarified the application of the names based on the epithet 'priceae' as applying correctly to the hybrid Symphyotrichum kentuckiense × pilosum, and provided a new combination in Symphyotrichum for this species.
Synonymy: = Medley (2021a); = Aster pilosus Willd. var. priceae (Britton) Cronquist – C, G, SE1, misapplied; = Aster priceae Britton, misapplied; = Symphyotrichum priceae (Britton) G.L.Nesom – FNA20, K1, K3, K4, Tn, Nesom (1994b), misapplied; < Aster pilosus Willd. – W; < Aster pilosus Willd. var. pringlei A.Gray – F
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (name change)
Heliophily: 9
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