FNPS Plant Database

Symphyotrichum adnatum

scaleleaf aster, clasping aster

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

scaleleaf aster, clasping aster

Synonym(s):

Aster adnatus

Genus species:

Symphyotrichum adnatum

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

1.-2.5 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white,pink,blue,lavender

Fruit Color:

white

Phenology:

Winter dormant. Blooms in fall.

Noted For:

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Wildflower garden, meadow.

Considerations:

Availability:

Propagation:

Seed.

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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9 ---to--- 12

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

2

Soil or Other Substrate:

Soil pH:

adaptable

Suitable to Grow In:

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Text

Native Habitats:

Sandhills, dry flatwoods.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Citations:

Huegel, Craig, N.  2012.  Native wildflowers and other ground covers for Florida landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



Institute for Regional Conservation.  https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Sympadna



Osorio, Rufino. 2001. A gardener's guide to Florida's native Plants.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



https://ecoscapes.bugwood.org/plant.cfm?code=SYAD



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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