...Moist
...Variable
...Dry
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Test-drive A Teaching Key to Asters.
Very similar to S. laeve, but that plant has broader leaves whose bases clasp the stem. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Symphyotrichum concinnum
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-47-025b:
Aster laevis var. concinnus
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Aster concinnus
COMMON NAME:
Narrowleaf Smooth Blue Aster, Harmonious Aster
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_asco23_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm060928_040
September York County SC
Utility right-of-way
Leaves lanceolate, 1-2 cm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm060928_044
September York County SC
Utility right-of-way
There are 15-20 blue or violet rays in each 3/4" head, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_s_laeve_concinnum
October