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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_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.
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
Terry Holdsclaw tdh_a_carolinianus_1
November Catawba County NC
In cultivation
Woody stems and a sprawling habit, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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.