Symphyotrichum shortii (Lindl.) Nesom

Locations ofSymphyotrichum shortii (Lindl.) Nesom in Virginia

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Detail

Family
Asteraceae
Botanical Name
Symphyotrichum shortii (Lindl.) Nesom
Common Name
Short's Aster
Synonym(s)
Aster shortii Lindl.
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Symphyotrichum shortii (Lindley) Nesom
Comments
This primarily midwestern, state-rare aster is easily identified by its long-petioled and cordate, non-clasping leaves that are entire or very sparsely toothed and densely pubescent beneath.
Habitat
Rich floodplain forests, mesic slope forests, and bluffs. Rare, n. Piedmont and Northern Blue Ridge; known only from a few sites along and near the Potomac River in Arlington, Fairfax, and Loudoun counties.
Native Status
Native

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