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Asteraceae
Symphyotrichum

Symphyotrichum racemosum (Elliott) Nesom var. racemosum. Common name: Small White Aster. Habitat: Bottomlands, marshes. Distribution: ME south to n. FL, west to TX, and inland to OH, IN, IL (?), MO, and OK.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Va, Nesom (1994a); = Aster vimineus Lam. — G, GW2, RAB, SE1, W, misapplied; = n/a — Il; > Aster brachypholis Small — S; < Aster racemosus Elliott — C, Oh3; > Aster racemosus Elliott — F; < Aster vimineus Lam. — Tat; > Aster vimineus Lam. var. vimineus — F, misapplied; < Symphyotrichum racemosum (Elliott) G.L.Nesom — Ar, Fl7, FNA20, K4, NE, NY, Pa, Tn, WH3; Aster racemosus Elliott. Basionym: Aster racemosus Elliott 1824

Links to other floras: < Symphyotrichum racemosum - FNA20

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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