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Elliott’s Aster
Symphyotrichum elliottii (Torr. & A. Gray) Nesom is native to moist, low sites, swamps, bogs, marshes, brackish marshes along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts from Virginia to Louisiana (Brouillet et al. 2006; FNA). Stem leaves are firm, bases attenuate, sometimes ± clasping, not auriculate. The species is diploid 2n=16.
Symphyotrichum elliottii is of conservation concern in some states.
Symphyotrichum elliottii inflorescence, Semple 11636 WAT, North Carolina
Symphyotrichum elliottii, leaves, Semple 11635 WAT, North Carolina
Symphyotrichum elliottii, inflorescence and upper stem and leaves, Semple et al. 3974 WAT, Florida
Symphyotrichum elliottii, heads, Semple 11636 WAT, North Carolina
Symphyotrichum elliottii range DRAFT 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.
Revised 7 May 2021 by J.C. Semple
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