Symphyotrichum sericeum (Ventenat) Nesom. Western Silvery Aster. Phen: Aug-Dec. Hab: Glades, upland prairies, thin soils over calcareous outcrops. Dist: 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, K1, K3, 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
Heliophily ?: 9
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