NameThatPlant.net: Symphyotrichum firmum

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

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INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum FAMILY Asteraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-47-020?:

Aster puniceus FAMILY Asteraceae

COMMON NAME:
Shining Aster, Glossyleaf Aster

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Symphyotrichum firmum FAMILY Asteraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum FAMILY Asteraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-47-020?:
Aster puniceus FAMILY Asteraceae

4944

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Peaty wetlands and seepages, fens, wet prairies, per Weakley's Flora

Native to Georgia & possibly North Carolina

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

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

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: Blue-violet
Disc: Yellow or cream becoming reddish-purple
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers pistillate & fertile

Flower heads in loose leafy panicles

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Brown
Achene

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