Characteristics
Dicots
Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.)G.L.Nesom
WILLOWLEAF ASTER
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Native
FACW (NWPL)
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Classification
Citation
SYMPHYOTRICHUM PRAEALTUM (Poiret) G. L. Nesom, Phytologia 77: 289. 1995 ("1994").
Aster praealtus Poiret 1811; Aster salicifolius Aiton 1789, non Lamarck 1783.
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Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Franklin
FSU
Gilchrist
PIHG
Jackson
USF
Madison
FSU
Okaloosa
MO
Taylor
FSU
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Aster carneus var. subasper
Aster carneus Nees von Esenbeck, var. subasper (Lindley ex Hooker) Torrey & A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 2: 133. 1841.
BASIONYM: Aster subasper Lindley ex Hooker 1835.
Aster coerulescens
Aster coerulescens de Candolle, Prodr. 5: 235. 1836.
TYPE: TEXAS: Without data, 1828, Berlandier 510 1885) (holotype: G-DC; isotypes: B, BM, G, G-DC, GH, K, MO, P).
Aster coerulescens var. subasper
Aster coerulescens de Candolle, var. subasper (Lindley ex Hooker) Fernald, Rhodora 51: 96. 1949.
BASIONYM: Aster subasper Lindley ex Hooker 1835.
Aster nebraskensis
Aster nebraskensis Britton, in Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S. 3: 375. 1898.
TYPE: NEBRASKA: Grant Co.: 2 mi. NW of Whitman, 1893, Rydberg 1724 (holotype: NY).
Aster praealtus
Aster praealtus Poiret, in Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 1: 493. 1811.
BASIONYM: Aster salicifolius Aiton 1789, non Lamarck 1783.
Aster praealtus var. angustior
Aster praealtus Poiret, var. angustior Wiegand, Rhodora 35: 24. 1933.
TYPE: MASSACHUSETTS: Essex Co.: Chelsea Beach Island Oak Island), 1850, Boott s.n. (holotype: GH).
Aster praealtus var. coerulescens
Aster praealtus Poiret, var. coerulescens (de Candolle) A. G. Jones, Phytologia 55: 383. 1984.
BASIONYM: Aster coerulescens de Candolle 1836.
Aster praealtus var. imbricatior
Aster praealtus Poiret, var. imbricatior Wiegand, Rhodora 35: 26. 1933.
TYPE: TEXAS: Brazos Co.: College Station, 1896, Ness s.n. (holotype: BH).
Aster praealtus var. nebraskensis
Aster praealtus Poiret, var. nebraskensis (Britton) Wiegand, Rhodora 35: 25. 1933.
BASIONYM: Aster nebraskensis Britton 898.
Aster praealtus var. subasper
Aster praealtus Poiret, var. subasper (Lindley ex Hooker) Wiegand, Rhodora 35: 24. 1933.
BASIONYM: Aster subasper Lindley ex Hooker 1835.
Specimens and Distribution
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Counties listed: Jackson, St. Helena Pa
Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2000 - 2021
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