Symphyotrichum subulatum var. ligulatum
(Southern Annual Saltmarsh Aster)
Symphyotrichum subulatum var. ligulatum, Brazos Bend State Park, Ft. Bend Co. 6294
Symphyotrichum subulatum var. ligulatum, Brazos Bend State Park, Ft. Bend Co. 6277
Symphyotrichum subulatum var. ligulatum, Arbor Walk Pond, Austi, Travis Co. 1746
Symphyotrichum subulatum var. ligulatum, Arbor Walk Pond, Austi, Travis Co. 1710
Symphyotrichum subulatum var. ligulatum, Brazos Bend State Park, Ft. Bend Co. 6280
Symphyotrichum subulatum var. ligulatum, Arbor Walk Pond, Austi, Travis Co. 1721
Symphyotrichum subulatum var. ligulatum, Brazos Bend State Park, Ft. Bend Co. 6290
| Scientific Name | Symphyotrichum subulatum var. ligulatum (Symphyotrichum divaricatum, Aster subulatus) |
USDA PLANTS Symbol | SYDI2 |
| Common Name | Southern Annual Saltmarsh Aster, Hierba del Marrano | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 780970 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Moist soils in marshy areas, ditches, swales, roadsides and lawns. Plant: Colony-forming upright, much-branched annual with smooth, slender, wiry stems; 1-1/2 to 5 ft. tall. Leaves: Narrow, linear to subulate; lower stem leaves 3/4 to 2 inches long and up to 3/8-inch wide, usually withered by flowering; mid and upper leaves 1/4 to 1 inch long, very thin to 1/5-inch wide and sessile. Inflorescence: A few to many small white composite flowers in open panicular arrays, each less than 5/8-inch across and with 16 to 30 white to lavender or puplish rays and 4 to 10 yellow disk florets; involucre is cylindrical to turbinate (top-shaped) with slender, pointed phyllaries in a series of 3 to 5, unequal in length, often purple-tinged. Bloom Period: August to December. References: Aster subulatus in "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" by Marshall Enquist, Symphyotrichum divaricatum in "Wildflowers of Texas" by Geyata Ajilvsgi and Symphyotrichum subulatum var. ligulatum in Flora of North America. |
BONAP Distribution Map Symphyotrichum divaricatumMap Color Key |
Texas Status: Native |
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