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Symphyotrichum lanceolatum

Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom

white panicle aster

Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (White Panicle Aster)
Image ID: 33754
Image by: Fleming, Gary P.
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: SYLA6
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
Include in WOTAS: 1
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2018-01-09

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: SYMPH4
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Symphyotrichum
GENUS AUTHORITY: Nees
GENUS COMMON: Aster
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 90 species, of the Americas and e. Asia, most diverse in our area.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Brouillet et al. FNA (2006b); Brouillet & Semple (1981); Cronquist (1980)=SE; Jones (1980a, 1980b, 1984); Jones & Young (1983); R. Jones (1983)=Z; R. Jones (1992); Lamboy (1987, 1992)=Y; Nesom (1994)=X; Nesom (2005b)=V; Nesom (1993a, 1993b, 1994, 1997); Campbell & Seymour (2014)=J; Noyes & Rieseberg (1999); Semple & Brouillet (1980a, 1980b); Semple, Chmielewski, & Lane (1989); Semple, Heard, & Xiang (1996); Sundberg (2004)=Q; Reveal & Keener (1981); Warners & Laughlin (1999); Xiang & Semple (1996). Key to subgenus Astropolium based on Nesom (2005b).

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: ASTERA
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Asteraceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: Dumortier 1822 or COMPOSITAE Giseke 1792
FAMILY COMMON: Aster Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 1500-1700 genera and 20,000-25,000 species, shrubs, herbs, trees, and vines, cosmopolitan in distribution.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Cronquist (1980)=SE throughout family treatment.

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

INTRO: Erect, rhizomatous and colonial perennial of floodplain forests, alluvial swamps, fens, river banks and moist meadows.
STEMS: Stems 1-several, stout, sometimes with ascending-spreading branches, smooth or hairy.
LEAVES: Leaves alternate, sessile and somewhat clasping, linear-lance-shaped to elliptic, 3-6 in. long, sometimes sparingly toothed, smooth or sometimes rough above.
INFLORESCENCE:
FLOWERS: Composite flowers (heads) in a large, open, leafy panicle; heads 3/4-1 in. wide, consisting of 16-50 narrow, white to pale blue ray florets encircling a center disk of yellow (becoming reddish-purple) tubular florets. 4-6 series of green (paler at base), close-pressed or slightly spreading, linear bracts surround the bell-shaped base of each head.
FRUITS: Fruit a white-tufted achene.
COMMENTS:
HEIGHT: 1 1/2-6 ft.
DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Herb
LEAF ARRANGEMENT: Alternate, Basal
LEAF COMPLEXITY: Simple
LEAF RETENTION:
FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY: Mixed
BLOOM TIME: Jul-Oct
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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BLOOM COLOR: White
White Red Pink Orange Yellow Green Blue Lavender Purple Violet Brown Not Applicable
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DISTRIBUTION
HABITAT TYPE: Bottomlands
NATIVE RANGE:
HORTICULTURAL
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USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: SYLA6
USDA Common Name: White Panicle Aster
Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
Distribution: USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: FACW OBL FACW FACW FAC FACW OBL

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

2018 Natural Heritage Program List of Rare Plant Species of North Carolina

NHP IDS RANKROUNDED S RANKG RANKROUNDED G RANKSTATE STATUSFEDERAL STATUS
18086 S2? S2 G5T5 T5 W7

This information is derived from the 2018 North Carolina Natural Heritage Program List of Rare Plant Species.

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum
COMMON NAME:
SYNONYMY: [= FNA, Il, Pa, Va, X; < Aster simplex Willdenow - GW, RAB, WV; = Aster lanceolatus Willdenow var. lanceolatus - C; = A. simplex var. ramosissimus (Torrey & A. Gray) Cronquist - F, G; < A. simplex var. simplex - SE; < A. lanceolatus - W; = A. lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus var. lanceolatus; = A. lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus]
PHENOLOGY: Jul-Oct.
HABITAT: Moist soils.
COMMENTS: NL (Newfoundland) west to SK, south to PA (Rhoads & Klein 1993), VA (reported in FNA), NC, SC (?), TN, MS, LA, and TX. Reported for Ashe County, NC (Poindexter & Murrell 2008).
RANGE MAP: Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum.png

Key to Map Symbols
ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Asteraceae Dumortier 1822 or COMPOSITAE Giseke 1792 (Aster Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 1500-1700 genera and 20,000-25,000 species, shrubs, herbs, trees, and vines, cosmopolitan in distribution.
REFERENCE: Cronquist (1980)=SE throughout family treatment.
ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Symphyotrichum Nees (Aster)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 90 species, of the Americas and e. Asia, most diverse in our area.
REFERENCE: Brouillet et al. FNA (2006b); Brouillet & Semple (1981); Cronquist (1980)=SE; Jones (1980a, 1980b, 1984); Jones & Young (1983); R. Jones (1983)=Z; R. Jones (1992); Lamboy (1987, 1992)=Y; Nesom (1994)=X; Nesom (2005b)=V; Nesom (1993a, 1993b, 1994, 1997); Campbell & Seymour (2014)=J; Noyes & Rieseberg (1999); Semple & Brouillet (1980a, 1980b); Semple, Chmielewski, & Lane (1989); Semple, Heard, & Xiang (1996); Sundberg (2004)=Q; Reveal & Keener (1981); Warners & Laughlin (1999); Xiang & Semple (1996). Key to subgenus Astropolium based on Nesom (2005b).

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Symphyotrichum lanceolatum in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Symphyotrichum lanceolatum in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Symphyotrichum lanceolatum in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Symphyotrichum lanceolatum in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Symphyotrichum lanceolatum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Symphyotrichum lanceolatum

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 33754 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 33754 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 33753 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)

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