NameThatPlant.net: Symphyotrichum praealtum var. angustior

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Symphyotrichum praealtum var. angustior FAMILY Asteraceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Symphyotrichum praealtum var. angustior FAMILY Asteraceae

COMMON NAME:
Willowleaf Aster, Veiny-lined Aster, Tall Aster, Willow Aster

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Symphyotrichum praealtum var. angustior FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Symphyotrichum praealtum var. angustior FAMILY Asteraceae

3405

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: fen-like calcareous wetlands, per Weakley's Flora

Native north of the Carolinas (and reported for w. NC)

Rare

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate (basal leaves absent or withered at flowering)

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: Pale blue-violet
Disc: Whitish-yellow becoming purplish
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers pistillate & fertile

Flower heads in leafy panicles

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene

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