OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Symphyotrichum lowrieanum   FAMILY Asteraceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Symphyotrichum lowrieanum   FAMILY Asteraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)

Symphyotrichum cordifolium

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Southeastern States (Cronquist 1980, Isely 1990)

Aster lowrieanus

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-47-007?:

Aster cordifolius   FAMILY Asteraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)

Aster lowrieanus

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Aster lowrieanus

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Aster plumarius

 

COMMON NAME:
Smooth Heartleaf Aster, Lowrie's Blue Wood Aster, Lowrie's Aster


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image of Symphyotrichum lowrieanum, Smooth Heartleaf Aster, Lowrie's Blue Wood Aster, Lowrie's Aster

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_aslo9_001_lvd

        

image of Symphyotrichum lowrieanum, Smooth Heartleaf Aster, Lowrie's Blue Wood Aster, Lowrie's Aster

Keith Bradley    kab_s_lowrieanum_2897

August    Macon County    NC

Nantahala National Forest

Flower heads in ~ densely paniculiform arrays, per Flora of North America.


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Symphyotrichum lowrieanum   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Symphyotrichum lowrieanum   FAMILY Asteraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Symphyotrichum cordifolium

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Southeastern States (Cronquist 1980, Isely 1990)
Aster lowrieanus

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-47-007?:
Aster cordifolius   FAMILY Asteraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Aster lowrieanus

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Aster lowrieanus

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Aster plumarius

 

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2114

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Mesic to dry-mesic forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Rare

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate (basal leaves absent or withered at flowering)

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: Blue/ Pale violet (rarely white)
Disc: Cream or light yellow becoming reddish-purple
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers pistillate & fertile

Flower heads in panicles

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Tan
Achene

 

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