PLANTS Profile for Symphyotrichum squamatum (southeastern annual saltmarsh aster)

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PLANTS Profile

Symphyotrichum squamatum (Spreng.) G.L. Nesom
southeastern annual saltmarsh aster

Symbol:

SYSQ

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Annual
Biennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I

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Symphyotrichum squamatum (Spreng.) G.L. Nesom

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Synonyms:
Symphyotrichum squamatum (Spreng.) G.L. Nesom

	ASDIS	Aster divaricatus (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray, non L. var. sandwicensis A. Gray
	ASEXA	Aster exilis Elliott var. australis A. Gray
	ASSA7	Aster sandwicensis (A. Gray) Hieron.
	ASSQ4	Aster squamatus (Spreng.) Hieron.
	ASSUA	Aster subulatus Michx. var. australis (A. Gray) Shinners
	ASSUS2	Aster subulatus Michx. var. sandwicensis (A. Gray) A.G. Jones

Distribution:
Symphyotrichum squamatum (Spreng.) G.L. Nesom


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USA (FL, HI, LA, NC, TX)

Related Taxa:
Symphyotrichum squamatum (Spreng.) G.L. Nesom

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 90 species in Symphyotrichum

Classification:
Symphyotrichum squamatum (Spreng.) 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 squamatum (Spreng.) G.L. Nesom – southeastern annual saltmarsh aster

Introduced Information:
Symphyotrichum squamatum (Spreng.) G.L. Nesom

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Symphyotrichum squamatum (Spreng.) G.L. Nesom

Aster sandwicensis:

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More Accounts and Images:
Symphyotrichum squamatum (Spreng.) G.L. Nesom

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 522250.

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 11:33 PM CDT