Symphyotrichum divaricatum

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Species Distribution Map
Family:ASTERACEAE
Species:Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nutt.) G.L. Nesom
Common Name:Midwestern Annual Aster; Lawn Aster; Slim Aster
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Lawn Aster is a native annual or biennial member of the Sunflower family (Asteraceae). It is found in scattered locations across Alabama. Lawn Aster is usually found in moist disturbed sites such as marshes, river banks and sand bars, roadside ditches, and lawns. Flora of North America does not recognize this plant at the species level, and treats it as one of five varieties of the Eastern Saltmarsh Aster (Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michaux) G. L. Nesom). As a variety its scientific name is Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michaux) G. L. Nesom var. ligulatum S. D. Sundberg. This variety differs from the other varieties mainly in its larger ray flowers which are lavender or pale blue as opposed to white or pink in the other varieties. Lawn Aster growing in natural areas in a tap rooted annual with a smooth stem up to three feet in height. In lawns the plants are decumbent, weaving through the grasses and other plants. The lower leaves are lost before flowering, and those that remain on the stem are smooth and long oblanceolate in shape. The leaves near the heads are very small and pressed against the stem. The flowers are produced in heads. The disc flowers are yellow and the ray flowers are pale blue. In bright sunlight they may appear white. --A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native
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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 divaricatum (Nutt.) G.L. Nesom - Midwestern Annual Aster; Lawn Aster; Slim Aster

Citation

Citation Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) G.L. Nesom, Phytologia 77(3): 279. 1994 [1995].
Basionym: Tripolium divaricatum Nutt. 1840.
Type: **

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Aster exilis    
Aster subulatus var. ligulatus    
Symphyotrichum subulatum var. ligulatum    

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: Baldwin, Barbour, Blount, Cherokee, Clarke, Dallas, DeKalb, Etowah, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lowndes, Macon, Marshall, Mobile, Montgomery, Pickens, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1891 - 1973

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
USAM000001739 Mobile 22 Oct 1969 Kral, Robert
38283		 USAM
Aster exilis  Elliot
UNA00065463 Walker 02 Oct 2004 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12190		 UNA
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) Nesom
AUA000020049 Dallas 9 Nov 2006 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12568		 AUA
Symphyotrichum Subulatum (Michx.) Nesom Var. Ligulatum (Shinners) S.D. Sundberg
BRIT74134 DeKalb 08 Aug 1978 Dickson, C.C.
472		 BRIT
Aster divaricatus Linnaeus
UNA00069026 Cherokee 22 Aug 2007 Barger, T. Wayne
359		 UNA
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) Nesom
BRIT89910 Pickens 05 Jun 1972 Kral, Robert
48807		 BRIT
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) G. L. Nesom
UNA00056173 Barbour 03 Oct 1998 MacDonald, John R.
12146		 UNA
Aster exilis Ell.
BRIT89916 Jefferson 17 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 BRIT
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) G. L. Nesom
BRIT89911 Montgomery 07 Oct 1974 Kral, Robert
54470		 BRIT
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) G. L. Nesom
UWAL0017624 Lowndes 17 Oct 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25621		 UWAL
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) G. L. Nesom
JSU146683 Jefferson 05 Oct 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
1190		 JSU
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) Nesom
UNA00027697 Mobile 18 Oct 1891 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) Nesom
UWAL0047589 Dallas 05 Oct 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2840		 UWAL
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nutt.) Nesom
BRIT74136 Etowah 24 Jul 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
2890		 BRIT
Aster divaricatus Linnaeus
JSU123894 Baldwin 8 Oct 2000 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10866		 JSU
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) Nesom
BRIT89908 Shelby 12 Oct 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9344		 BRIT
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) G. L. Nesom
ALNHS00004744 Dallas 05 Oct 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2840		 ALNHS
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nutt.) Nesom
TROY000042350 Lowndes 17 Oct 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25621		 TROY
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) G. L. Nesom
BRIT89913 Mobile 22 Oct 1969 Kral, Robert
38290		 BRIT
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) G. L. Nesom
JSU123898 Shelby 12 Oct 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9344		 JSU
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) Nesom
UWAL0002323 Baldwin 28 Oct 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13077		 UWAL
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nutt.) Nesom
JSU123895 Jefferson 17 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7275		 JSU
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) Nesom
UNA00026905 Mobile 22 Oct 1969 Kral, Robert
38283		 UNA
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) Nesom
TROY000029147 Sumter 26 Oct 2007 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12788		 TROY
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) G. L. Nesom
UNA00026902 Tuscaloosa 15 Oct 1943 Harper, Roland M.
3947		 UNA
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) Nesom
BRIT89912 Montgomery 10 Oct 1970 Kral, Robert
41594		 BRIT
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) G. L. Nesom
UNA00027725 Mobile _ Oct 1886 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) Nesom
JSU123899 Mobile 22 Oct 1969 Kral, Robert
38283		 JSU
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) Nesom
USAM000001742 Greene 27 Oct 1978 LeLong, Michel G.
10662		 USAM
Aster exilis  Elliot
BRIT74145 St. Clair 31 Aug 1999 Bryson, Charles T.
17668		 BRIT
Aster divaricatus Linnaeus
AMAL00021092 Mobile 06 Oct 2012 Horne, Howard E.
1896		 AMAL
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) Nesom
BRIT74137 Etowah 16 Sep 1995 Hodge-Spaulding, Lesley
4361		 BRIT
Aster divaricatus Linnaeus
UWAL0038393 Baldwin 06 Oct 1973 LeLong, Michel G.
7337		 UWAL
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) G.L. Nesom
BRIT89915 Jefferson 17 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7309		 BRIT
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) G. L. Nesom
BRIT89921 Dallas 06 Oct 1972 Kral, Robert
48822		 BRIT
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) G. L. Nesom
TROY000041792 Dallas 11 Oct 2012 Webb, Wayne K.
s.n.		 TROY
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) G. L. Nesom
BRIT89914 Mobile 25 Oct 1999 Kral, Robert
89064		 BRIT
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) G. L. Nesom
UNA00069117 Greene 26 Oct 2007 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12781		 UNA
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) Nesom
UWAL0009445 Sumter 26 Oct 2007 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12788		 UWAL
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nutt.) Nesom
SAMF0005216 Sumter 04 Nov 2010 Keener, Brian R.
6276		 SAMF
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) G. L. Nesom
UWAL0009444 Greene 26 Oct 2007 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12781		 UWAL
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nutt.) Nesom
TROY000035004 Sumter 04 Nov 2010 Keener, Brian R.
6276		 TROY
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) G. L. Nesom
BRIT89909 Shelby 11 Oct 1997 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10187		 BRIT
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) G. L. Nesom
UNA00054232 Blount 15 Aug 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1496		 UNA
Aster divaricatus (Nutt.) Torr. & Gray
TROY000041981 Macon 07 Nov 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25660		 TROY
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) G. L. Nesom
TROY000016288 Dallas 09 Nov 2006 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12568		 TROY
Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michaux) Nesom var. ligulatum (Shinners) S.D. Sundberg
JSU123897 Shelby 11 Oct 1997 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10187		 JSU
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) Nesom
UWAL0009441 Dallas 09 Nov 2006 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12568		 UWAL
Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) Nesom var. ligulatum (Shinners) S.D. Sunberg
BRIT74125 Cherokee 24 Sep 1987 Dickson, C.C.
557		 BRIT
Aster divaricatus Linnaeus
USAM000001740 Baldwin 06 Oct 1973 LeLong, Michel G.
7337		 USAM
Aster exilis  Elliot
UNA00044910 Marshall 10 Aug 1973 Kral, Robert
51120		 UNA
Aster divaricatus (Nutt.) Torr. & Gray
BRIT89907 Sumter 05 Oct 1972 Kral, Robert
48764		 BRIT
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) G. L. Nesom
TROY000029145 Greene 26 Oct 2007 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12781		 TROY
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) G. L. Nesom
BRIT74124 Blount 07 Sep 2002 Kral, Robert
93197		 BRIT
Aster divaricatus Linnaeus
UWAL0030244 Macon 07 Nov 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
2660		 UWAL
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) G.L.Nesom
UWAL0015495 Wilcox 31 Oct 2014 Webb, Wayne K.
s.n.		 UWAL
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nutt.) Nesom
UWAL0014738 Dallas 11 Oct 2012 Webb, Wayne K.
s.n.		 UWAL
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nutt.) Nesom
JSU123896 Jefferson 17 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7275		 JSU
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) Nesom
UNA00067291 Lowndes 15 Oct 2006 Schotz, Alfred
2046		 UNA
Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) Nesom var. ligulatum S.D. Sundberg
TROY000042324 Baldwin 28 Oct 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13077		 TROY
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) G. L. Nesom
UNA00054223 Blount 15 Aug 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1485		 UNA
Aster divaricatus (Nutt.) Torr. & Gray
ALNHS00004383 Macon 04 Nov 2016 Taylor, Chris T.
SP#2743		 ALNHS
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nutt.) Nesom
TROY000016426 Walker 02 Oct 2004 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12190		 TROY
Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michaux) Nesom var. ligulatum (Shinners) S.D. Sundberg
UWAL0008512 Sumter 04 Nov 2010 Keener, Brian R.
6276		 UWAL
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nutt.) Nesom
AUA000025236 Baldwin 28 Oct 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13077		 AUA
Symphyotrichum Divaricatum (Nutt.) Nesom
BRIT74133 DeKalb 08 Aug 1978 Dickson, C.C.
472		 BRIT
Aster divaricatus Linnaeus
AMAL00021074 Mobile 23 Apr 2013 Horne, Howard E.
2106		 AMAL
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) Nesom
BRIT89917 Jefferson 04 Oct 1968 Kral, Robert
33641		 BRIT
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) G. L. Nesom
UNA00026903 Mobile 08 Sep 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D752		 UNA
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) Nesom
BRIT89918 Jefferson 17 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7309		 BRIT
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) G. L. Nesom
BRIT89919 Hale 06 Oct 1972 Kral, Robert
48869		 BRIT
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) G. L. Nesom
TROY000045806 Wilcox 31 Oct 2014 Webb, Wayne K.
s.n.		 TROY
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) Nesom
USAM000001741 Mobile 21 Nov 1968 LeLong, Michel G.
4993		 USAM
Aster exilis  Elliot
BRIT89920 Clarke 31 May 1972 Kral, Robert
47018		 BRIT
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nuttall) G. L. Nesom
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