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...Moist
...Variable
...Dry
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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ampelaster carolinianus
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ampelaster carolinianus
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2003)
Symphyotrichum carolinianum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-47-026:
Aster carolinianus
FAMILY
Asteraceae
COMMON NAME:
Climbing Aster
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JK Marlow jkm201023_7905
October Greenville County SC
Lichtenfelt Nursery
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JK Marlow jkm201023_7906
October Greenville County SC
Lichtenfelt Nursery
Leaves lance-shaped, clasping at base, 1.5-4" long, typically < 1.25" wide, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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JK Marlow jkm201023_7907
October Greenville County SC
Lichtenfelt Nursery
Involucral bracts whitish, green with dark green foliaceous apices, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
COMPARE
involucral bracts of North American asters
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_a_carolinianus_1
November Catawba County NC
In cultivation
Woody stems and a sprawling habit, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_a_carolinianus_1b
November Catawba County NC
In cultivation
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_a_carolinianus_3
November Catawba County NC
In cultivation
50-70 rays per hd. Disc flwrs yellow, turn red presumably after pollination, per Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_a_carolinianus_4
November Catawba County NC
In cultivation