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.
1-5. Symphyotrichum elliottii. 1. Population, Semple 11725, Hendry Co., Florida. 2-3. Shoots and leaves, Semple 11636, New Hanover Co., North Carolina. 4. Inflorescence, Semple et al. 3974, Sumter Co., Florida. 5. Heads, S 11636.
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 31 March 2025 by J.C. Semple
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