Symphyotrichum simmondsii

Simmonds’s aster

Symphyotrichum simmondsii (Small) Nesom is native to wet soil areas of margins of thickets and canals, prairies, roadsides, from southern North Carolina to the Florida Peninsula (Brouillet et al. 2006; FNA). The species was first described as Aster simmondsii Small. The species is likely closely related to Sy. dumosum. The species is octaploid 2n=64.

Symphyotrichum simmondsii S 11790 habitat

Symphyotrichum simmondsii, habitat, Semple 11790 WAT, Florida

Symphyotrichum simmondsii shots S 11779 FL

Symphyotrichum simmondsii, shoots, Semple 11779 WAT, Florida

Symphyotrichum simmondsii S 11790 lvs

Symphyotrichum simmondsii, stem and leaves, Semple 11790 WAT, Florida

Symphyotrichum simmondsii S 11693 FL inflo

Symphyotrichum simmondsii, inflorescence, Semple 11693 WAT, Florida

Symphyotrichum simmondsii hds S 11693 FL

Symphyotrichum simmondsii, heads, Semple 11693 WAT, Florida

Symphyotrichum simmondsii range JCS

Brouillet, L., J.C. Semple, G.A. Allen, K. Chambers and S. Sundburg. 2006. Symphyotrichum Nees. pp. 465-539. In Flora North America Editorial Committee, eds. Flora of North America. Vol. 20. Asteraceae, Part 2. Astereae and Senecioneae. Oxford University Press, New York.

Last updated 6 May 2021 by J.C. Semple