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Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) G.L. Nesom
eastern annual saltmarsh aster

       
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Photo of Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) G.L. Nesom
Aster subulatus

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Synonyms:
Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) G.L. Nesom

  ASSU5 Aster subulatus Michx.
  ASSUE Aster subulatus Michx. var. euroauster Fernald & Grisc.
  ASSUO Aster subulatus Michx. var. obtusifolius Fernald
 

Distribution:
Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) G.L. Nesom

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA), CAN (NB, ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) G.L. Nesom

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 90 species in Symphyotrichum
 

Classification:
Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) G.L. Nesom

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Symphyotrichum Nees – aster
Species Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) G.L. Nesom – eastern annual saltmarsh aster
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) G.L. Nesom

This plant and synonym italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maine:
small salt-marsh aster              Endangered
New York:
Aster subulatus
saltmarsh aster              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) G.L. Nesom

Aster subulatus:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,OBL OBL OBL OBL NO OBL OBL OBL OBL NO FACW NO FACW+ FAC
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) G.L. Nesom

Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) G.L. Nesom

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 522253.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

 
 
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