Late Purple Aster Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) Nesom    Synonyms: Aster patens var. gracilis, Aster patens var. patens, Aster patens var. tenuicaulis, Aster tenuicaulis.
Kingdom Plantae   >   Division Tracheophyta   >   Class Magnoliopsida   >   Order Asterales   >   Family Asteraceae   >   Genus Symphyotrichum   

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The Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora lists its range and habitat as follows: "Dry-mesic to dry upland forests, woodlands, barrens, clearings, and road banks; tolerates a range of soil chemistries. Frequent to common in the mountains and Piedmont; infrequent to rare in the Coastal Plain."

There are 43 records in the project database.

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Late Purple Aster blooming in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/27/2014). Photo by Rod Simmons. (MBP list)

Late Purple Aster blooming in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/3/2012). Photo by Fritz Flohr Reynolds. (MBP list)

Late Purple Aster in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/21/2011). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Late Purple Aster blooming in Washington Co., Maryland (9/15/2013). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Late Purple Aster in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/26/2017). Photo by Jim Wilkinson. (MBP list)

Late Purple Aster blooming in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/6/2015). Photo by Jim Wilkinson. (MBP list)

Late Purple Aster blooming in Allegany Co., Maryland (9/30/2017). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)


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