FNPS Plant Database
Symphyotrichum chapmanii
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Nomenclature
Common Name:
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Family:
Asteraceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
Size:
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Bog gardens, sunny areas with moist soil. Only likely to be noticed when blooming.
Considerations:
Availability:
Propagation:
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Usually moist, occasional inundation
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Unknown
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11
USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.

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Ecology
Wildlife:
Nectar plant for many butterfly species but also visited by other native insect pollinators.
Small birds eat the seed.
Native Habitats:
Natural Range in Florida:
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Comments:
Ethnobotany:
General Comments:
Based on the BONAP range map, this species is a "near endemic" -- it occurs only in the panhandle and a 3 counties in southern Alabama.
At this time, the Florida Plant Atlas shows two outlying collections. One (Alachua County) appears to have been removed by the herbarium that "has" the specimen, the other (St. Lucie County) is a 1980 literature citation with apparently no specimen. Neither is shown on our map.
Citations:
BONAP. 2014. Atlas of North American Plants. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Symphyotrichum chapmanii.png
Hammer, Roger. 2018. Complete Guide to Florida Wildflowers. A Falcon Guide, p. 27
Huegel, Craig, N. 2012. Native wildflowers and other ground covers for Florida landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Nelson, Gil. 2005. East Gulf Coastal Plain Wildflowers. A Falcon Guide, p. 40
University of Florida Collections Catalogue. https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/scripts/dbs/herbs_project/herbsproject/herbs_pub_proc.asp.
Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Ahttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=2541tlas of Florida Plants ( http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.
