Symphyotrichum georgianum

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Family:ASTERACEAE
Species:Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) G.L. Nesom
Common Name:Georgia Aster
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Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:SYGE
Plant Notes:Georgia Aster is a native herbaceous perennial in the Sunflower family (Asteraceae). It is found in central Alabama in the Piedmont and in south Alabama south of the Black Belt area. Georgia Aster also occurs in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. It grows in rocky woods, dry pine-oak woodlands, on roadside banks, and in power line corridors. It is similar to Common Clasping Aster (Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G. L. Nesom), and has been treated as a variety of that species (Aster patens Aiton, var. georgianus (Alexander) Cronquist). It differs in that it is colonial from rhizomes, has revolute leaf margins, and larger ray flowers. Georgia Aster is listed as an S2S3 plant in Alabama (S2 - Typically 6 to 20 occurrences, few remaining individuals, acres, or miles of stream, or factors demonstrably making it very vulnerable in the state S3 - Typically 21 to 100 occurrences, limited acreage, or miles of stream in the state) and globally as a G2G3 plant (G2 - Imperiled globally because of rarity (6 - 20 occurrences, or few remaining acres, or miles of stream) or very vulnerable to extinction throughout its range because of other factors G3 - Imperiled globally because of rarity (6 - 20 occurrences, or few remaining acres, or miles of stream) or very vulnerable to extinction throughout its range because of other factors). Georgia Aster is sometimes available from wildflower nurseries. It prefers full or partial sun and well-draining soils. It works well in a perennial bed, at the edge of woodlands, and in a wildflower meadow.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, S2S3 (State Rank), G2G3 (Global Rank)
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyASTERACEAE - Aster family
Genus Symphyotrichum
Species Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) G.L. Nesom - Georgia Aster

Citation

Citation Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) G.L. Nesom, Phytologia 77(3): 282. 1994 [1995].
Basionym: Aster georgianus Alexander 1933.
Type: GEORGIA: Richmond Co.: Augusta, s.d., Cuthbert 275 (holotype: NY).

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Aster georgianus Aster georgianus Alexander, in Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 1381, 1509. 1933. TYPE: GEORGIA: Richmond Co.: Augusta, s.d., Cuthbert 275 (holotype: NY).
Aster patens var. georgianus Aster patens Aiton, var. georgianus (Alexander) Cronquist, Brittonia 29: 218. 1977.BASIONYM: Aster georgianus Alexander 1933. 
Virgulus georgianus Virgulus georgianus (Alexander) Semple, Amer. J. Bot. 71: 523. 1984.Aster georgianus Alexander 1933. 
Virgulus patens var. georgianus Virgulus patens (Aiton) Reveal & Keener, var. georgianus (Alexander) Reveal & Keener, Taxon 30: 650. 1981.Aster georgianus Alexander 1933. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Butler, Calhoun, Clay, Dallas, Etowah, Lee, Lowndes, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, BRIT, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1893 - 1975

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
JSU123387 St. Clair 13 Nov 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
3291		 JSU
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
UWAL0052164 Bibb 16 Oct 2018 Keener, Brian R.
10926		 UWAL
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) G.L. Nesom
TROY000041783 Dallas 17 Oct 2012 Webb, Wayne K.
s.n.		 TROY
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) G.L. Nesom
AUA000020046 Shelby 6 Oct 2001 Schotz, Linda
S.N.		 AUA
Symphyotrichum Georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
BRIT72180 Blount 13 Oct 1969 Kral, Robert
37826		 BRIT
Aster georgianus Alexander
BRIT72201 Shelby 22 Oct 1981 Kral, Robert
68027		 BRIT
Aster georgianus Alexander
JSU123385 Etowah 24 Sep 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
3897		 JSU
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
BRIT72187 Lee 09 Nov 1977 Jones, Ronald L.
2153		 BRIT
Aster georgianus Alexander
AUA000008117 St. Clair 18 Oct 2000 Thomas, R.Dale
168421		 AUA
Symphyotrichum Georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
TROY000016446 Calhoun 10 Oct 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11639		 TROY
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) G.L. Nesom
UWAL0009446 Shelby 18 Oct 2007 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12767		 UWAL
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
BRIT72182 Clay 09 Sep 2002 Spaulding, Lesley M.
4510		 BRIT
Aster georgianus Alexander
UWAL0034787 Blount 15 Oct 1992 Kral, Robert
80081.2		 UWAL
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) G.L. Nesom
ALNHS00006210 Blount 24 Oct 2018 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#4241		 ALNHS
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
ALNHS00006982 Shelby 16 Oct 2020 Yawn, Noah D.
NDY#93		 ALNHS
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
UNA00056764 Bibb 26 Sep 1992 Allison, James R.
7221		 UNA
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
BRIT72199 St. Clair 25 Oct 1977 Jones, Ronald L.
2091		 BRIT
Aster georgianus Alexander
UNA00057775 Bibb 11 Oct 1992 Allison, James R.
7318		 UNA
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
SAMF0005211 St. Clair 11 Oct 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5634		 SAMF
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) G. L. Nesom
AMAL00002669 Calhoun 10 Oct 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11639		 AMAL
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
ALNHS00002035 Blount 30 Oct 2012 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#865		 ALNHS
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
BRIT72193 Etowah 09 Oct 1969 Kral, Robert
37707		 BRIT
Aster georgianus Alexander
BRIT72184 Blount 15 Oct 1992 Kral, Robert
80081b		 BRIT
Aster georgianus Alexander
UNA00069112 Shelby 18 Oct 2007 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12767		 UNA
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
BRIT72191 Etowah 02 Oct 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
3964		 BRIT
Aster georgianus Alexander
AUA_ACC_70454 St. Clair 11 Oct 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5634		 AUA
Symphyotrichum Georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
AMAL00015018 Shelby 18 Oct 2007 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12767		 AMAL
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
JSU139291 Shelby 01 Oct 1986 Boehm, S.J.
181		 JSU
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
ALNHS00001438 Blount 30 Oct 2012 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#866		 ALNHS
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
BRIT72195 St. Clair 13 Oct 1969 Kral, Robert
37810		 BRIT
Aster georgianus Alexander
BRIT72196 St. Clair 20 Oct 1983 Kral, Robert
70943		 BRIT
Aster georgianus Alexander
TROY000035640 Butler 03 Oct 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23454		 TROY
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) G.L. Nesom
BRIT72181 Etowah 01 Nov 1975 Jones, Ronald L.
1223		 BRIT
Aster georgianus Alexander
JSU123388 St. Clair 13 Nov 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
3295		 JSU
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
UNA00045091 Tuscaloosa 24 Oct 1975 Hoener, Fred K.
1320		 UNA
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
TROY000041782 Lowndes 25 Oct 2012 Webb, Wayne K.
s.n.		 TROY
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) G.L. Nesom
AUA000008116 Bibb 30 Oct 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
1941		 AUA
Symphyotrichum Georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
UWAL0011517 Butler 03 Oct 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23454		 UWAL
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
BRIT72189 Blount 13 Oct 1969 Kral, Robert
37826		 BRIT
Aster georgianus Alexander
UWAL0001747 St. Clair 11 Oct 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5634		 UWAL
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
BRIT72190 Etowah 24 Oct 1978 Jones, Ronald L.
2225		 BRIT
Aster georgianus Alexander
UWAL0052295 St. Clair 14 Oct 2018 Keener, Brian R.
10924		 UWAL
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) G.L. Nesom
UWAL0046636 St. Clair 25 Sep 2020 Schotz, Alfred
2234		 UWAL
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) G.L. Nesom
UWAL0034969 Wilcox 31 Oct 2013 Webb, Wayne K.
s.n.		 UWAL
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
BRIT72192 Etowah 09 Oct 1969 Kral, Robert
37707		 BRIT
Aster georgianus Alexander
TROY000033294 St. Clair 11 Oct 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5634		 TROY
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
UNA00059878 Calhoun 10 Oct 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11639		 UNA
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
ALNHS00005170 Blount 06 OCT 2017 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3404		 ALNHS
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
BRIT72198 St. Clair 25 Oct 1977 Jones, Ronald L.
2096		 BRIT
Aster georgianus Alexander
AUA000037588 St. Clair 30 Oct 2018 Thibault, Tim
1763		 AUA
Symphyotrichum Georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
UNA00045089 Tuscaloosa 30 Oct 1974 Hoener, Fred K.
1133		 UNA
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
BRIT72183 Calhoun 10 Oct 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11639		 BRIT
Aster georgianus Alexander
UWAL0015480 Lowndes 25 Oct 2012 Webb, Wayne K.
s.n.		 UWAL
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
UNA00045090 Talladega 14 Oct 1893 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
BRIT72186 Butler 14 Oct 1978 Kral, Robert
63009		 BRIT
Aster georgianus Alexander
ALNHS00006983 St. Clair 15 Oct 2020 Yawn, Noah D.
NDY#92		 ALNHS
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
UWAL0014745 Dallas 17 Oct 2012 Webb, Wayne K.
s.n.		 UWAL
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
BRIT72200 St. Clair 24 Oct 1978 Jones, Ronald L.
2226		 BRIT
Aster georgianus Alexander
AUA000024480 Shelby 18 Oct 2007 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12767		 AUA
Symphyotrichum Georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
AMAL00002670 Clay 09 Sep 2002 Spaulding, Lesley M.
4510		 AMAL
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
AUA000008115 Bibb 3 Oct 1993 Allison, James R.
8007		 AUA
Symphyotrichum Georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
BRIT72188 Randolph 01 Oct 1988 Nixon, Christopher F.
4319		 BRIT
Aster georgianus Alexander
BRIT72194 St. Clair 13 Oct 1969 Kral, Robert
37817		 BRIT
Aster georgianus Alexander
BRIT72197 St. Clair 20 Oct 1983 Kral, Robert
70943		 BRIT
Aster georgianus Alexander
TROY000029140 Shelby 18 Oct 2007 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12767		 TROY
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) G.L. Nesom
JSU123386 Etowah 2 Oct 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
3964		 JSU
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) Nesom
BRIT72185 Barbour 09 Nov 1977 Jones, Ronald L.
2147		 BRIT
Aster georgianus Alexander
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