Sericocarpus caespitosus Nesom. Phen: (Apr-) May-Jul (-Aug). Hab: Dry woodlands, thin soils around rock outcrops, longleaf pine sandhills, other dry pinelands, woodland margins. Dist: C. and w. NY south to se. PA, c. MD, c. NC, SC, c. and sw. GA, w. FL Panhandle, s. AL, and MS, primarily in the Piedmont and provinces west of that.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: See Nesom (2021c) for additional information.

Synonymy: = Nesom (2021c); < Aster paternus Cronquist – C, G, Oh3, RAB, SE1, W; < Sericocarpus asteroides (L.) Britton, Sterns, & Poggenb. – F, Fl7, FNA20, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NY, Pa, S, Tn, Va, WH3, WV, Nesom (1993a)

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