familyAsteraceae
tribeAsteraceae tribe Astereae
genusSymphyotrichum
subgenusSymphyotrichum subg. Virgulus
speciesSymphyotrichum concolor
varietySymphyotrichum concolor var. concolor

Symphyotrichum concolor var. concolor

Luc Brouillet, John C. Semple, Geraldine A. Allen, Kenton L. Chambers, Scott D. Sundberg†
Endemic
Synonyms: Aster concolor var. simulatus Aster simulatus Small
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 493. Mentioned on page 492.
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Illustrator: Bee F. Gunn

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Distal cauline leaves moderately to densely silky. Phyllaries moderately to densely silky. 2n = 8.


Phenology: Flowering Aug–Nov(–Dec).
Habitat: Sandy and loamy soils, roadsides, oak scrub, pine flatwoods, fields
Elevation: 0–600 m

Distribution

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Ala., Del., Fla., Ga., Ky., La., Md., Mass., Miss., N.J., N.Y., N.C., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Va.

Discussion

Variety concolor is found on the Coastal Plains east of the Mississippi River and on the Piedmont Plateau; it reaches southern New England. Aster concolor forma lasiocaulis Fernald is not recognized.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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2n chromosome quantity
8 +
Anther base shape
not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
Anther dehiscence
introrse +
Anther fusion
connate +
Apex architecture
subspinulose +, subclasping +  and sessile +
Apex architecture or pubescence or shape
piloso-ciliate +
Apex architecture or shape
cuspidate +, entire +  and serrate +
Apex fusion
distinct +
Apex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Apex length
20mm;35mm +
Apex life cycle
flowering +
Apex pubescence
silky +, scabrous +  and silky-pilose +
Apex shape
mucronate;acuminate;acute;mucronate;acute;mucronate;acute;obtuse +
Apex size
subequal +
Apex texture
scarious +
Apex width
5mm +  and 15mm +
Apical appendage quantity
0 +
Apical appendage shape
usually triangular +  and linear +
Appendage pubescence
hirsute +
Appendage relief
papillate +
Appendage shape
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
Array architecture
spiciform +, racemiform +, paniculiform +  and corymbiform +
Array development
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Author
Luc Brouillet +, John C. Semple +, Geraldine A. Allen +, Kenton L. Chambers +  and Scott D. Sundberg† +
Authority
(Linnaeus) G. L. Nesom +
Band architecture
continuous +
Band quantity
1 +
Basal leaf life cycle
withering +
Basal leaf pubescence
Silky-pilose (?) +  and Sparsely pilose (?) +
Basal leaf shape
linear-oblanceolate;obovate;oblanceolate +
Base architecture
subclasping +  and sessile +
Base architecture or pubescence or shape
piloso-ciliate +
Base architecture or shape
cuspidate +, entire +  and serrate +
Base length
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Base life cycle
flowering +
Base pubescence
silky +, scabrous +  and silky-pilose +
Base shape
cuneate +, mucronate +, acute +  and obtuse +
Base texture
indurate +
Base width
5mm;15mm +
Basionyms
Aster concolor +
Blade architecture
subclasping +  and sessile +
Blade architecture or pubescence or shape
piloso-ciliate +
Blade architecture or shape
cuspidate +, entire +  and serrate +
Blade length
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Blade life cycle
flowering +
Blade pubescence
silky +, scabrous +  and silky-pilose +
Blade shape
ovate;usually oblong;lanceolate +
Blade size
reduced +
Blade width
0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Body architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Body architecture or shape
ribbed +
Body relief
rugulose +  and muricate +
Bract arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Branch arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Branch structure in adjective form
stigmatic +
Bristle architecture
barbellulate +  and barbellate +
Bristle pappus duration
persistent +
Bristle shape
Attenuate (?) +
Calyculus presence
absent +
Caudex architecture
cormoid +
Caudex texture
woody +
Cauline leaf architecture
sessile +
Corolla architecture
not 2-lipped +  and actinomorphic +
Corolla coloration
pink turning purple +, white +  and rose-purple +
Corolla height or length or size
at maturity , more or less ampliate , tubes usually shorter +
Corolla presence
absent +
Corolla some measurement
0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Cypsela architecture
7-10-nerved +
Cypsela architecture or shape
beaked +, 2-ribbed +  and 5-ribbed +
Cypsela growth form
dimorphic +
Cypsela pubescence
strigillose +
Cypsela shape
not compressed +  and obovoid +
Cypsela some measurement
2.5mm;3.5mm +
Disc-floret atypical quantity
17 (21) +
Disc-floret quantity
11 (17) +
Disc-floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Disc corolla size
ampliate +
Disc floret architecture
staminate +
Disc floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Distal cauline leaf pubescence
silky +
Distal leaf architecture
sessile +
Distribution
Ala. +, Del. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Ky. +, La. +, Md. +, Mass. +, Miss. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +  and Va. +
Elevation
0–600 m +
Embryo course
straight +
Face architecture
subclasping +  and sessile +
Face architecture or pubescence or shape
piloso-ciliate +
Face architecture or shape
cuspidate +, entire +  and serrate +
Face length
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Face life cycle
flowering +
Face pubescence
strigose +, silky +, glabrate +, scabrous +  and silky-pilose +
Face shape
mucronate;acute;obtuse +
Face width
5mm;15mm +
Filament fusion
distinct +
Floret architecture
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
Floret atypical quantity
5;15 +
Floret position
proximal +
Floret quantity
1;5 +
Floret reproduction
bisexual +
Fruit architecture
winged +  and beaked +
Fruit condition or texture
dry +
Fruit density
dispersed +
Habitat
Sandy and loamy soils, roadsides, oak scrub, pine flatwoods, fields +
Head architecture
disciform +  and radiate +
Head architecture or arrangement
radiate +
Head arrangement
singly +
Head development
indeterminate +
Head quantity
1;3 +
Head reproduction
heterogamous +  and homogamous +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Bee F. Gunn +
Individual head architecture
each +  and sessile +
Involucre diameter
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br />) +
Involucre position relational
surrounding +
Involucre shape
campanulate;narrowly campanulate +
Involucre some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Lamina atypical length
2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Lamina length
4mm;9mm +
Lamina width
1mm;1.5mm +
Leaf architecture
sessile +  and petiolate +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
Leaf texture
soft +  and firm +
Line quantity
2 +
Line shape
decurrent +
Lobe atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Lobe orientation
erect +
Lobe quantity
5 (?) +
Lobe shape
triangular +
Lobe some measurement
? (?) +
Margin architecture
subclasping +  and sessile +
Margin architecture or pubescence or shape
piloso-ciliate +
Margin architecture or relief
erose +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +, cuspidate +  and serrate +
Margin coloration
green +
Margin length
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Margin life cycle
flowering +
Margin pubescence
silky +, scabrous +  and silky-pilose +
Margin shape
mucronate +, acute +  and obtuse +
Margin texture
scarious +
Margin width
5mm +  and 15mm +
Nerve atypical quantity
2 (3) +
Nerve quantity
3 (5) +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Outer phyllarie architecture
foliaceous +
Ovary architecture
2-carpellate +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovule fixation
attached +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule quantity
1 +
Pappus architecture
barbellate +
Pappus atypical quantity
40 (55) +
Pappus atypical some measurement
0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Pappus coloration
tan +
Pappus duration
persistent +
Pappus quantity
25 +  and 40 +
Pappus some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Pappus variability
equal +
Peduncle pubescence
hairy +
Pericarp fragility
tough +
Pericarp width
thick +
Peripheral floret presence
absent +
Peripheral floret quantity
In 1 (3+ series) +
Petal fusion
connate +
Phenology
Flowering Aug–Nov(–Dec). +
Phyllarie architecture
foliaceous +
Phyllarie duration
persistent +
Phyllarie fixation or orientation
appressed +
Phyllarie fusion
distinct +
Phyllarie life cycle
falling +
Phyllarie pubescence
silky +
Phyllarie quantity
20 (84) +
Phyllarie shape
lanceolate-oblong +
Phyllarie size
unequal +
Phyllarie texture
Herbaceous (Chartaceous or scarious) +
Proximal cauline leaf life cycle
withering +
Publication title
Phytologia +
Publication year
1995 +
Ray-floret architecture
styliferous +, neuter +  and pistillate +
Ray-floret atypical quantity
36 (100) +
Ray-floret presence
absent +
Ray-floret quantity
8 (12) +
Ray-floret reproduction
sterile +
Receptacle architecture
epaleate +
Receptacle pubescence
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
Receptacle relief
pitted +
Receptacle shape
flat;slightly convex +
Reference
None +
Root texture
fibrous +
Seed architecture
exalbuminous +
Seed quantity
1 +
Sepal variability
modifed +
Series architecture
pistillate +
Series atypical quantity
1 (3) +
Series quantity
3;5 +
Series reproduction
fertile +
Source xml
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Special status
Endemic +
Stamen arrangement
alternate +
Stamen atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Stamen quantity
5 +
Stem architecture
branched +  and simple +
Stem fragility
brittle +
Stem growth form
vinelike +
Stem orientation
ascending +  and erect +
Stem pubescence
canescent +  and glabrous +
Stem quantity
1 +  and 10 +
Style-branch appendage shape
lanceolate +
Style-branch architecture
appendaged +  and truncate +
Style architecture
2-branched +
Style pubescence
glabrous +
Style quantity
1 +
Style relief
papillate +  and smooth +
Synonyms
Aster concolor var. simulatus +  and Aster simulatus +
Taxon family
Asteraceae +
Taxon name
Symphyotrichum concolor var. concolor +
Taxon parent
Symphyotrichum concolor +
Taxon rank
variety +
Tube height or length or size
shorter +
Tube life cycle
maturity +
Tube size
ampliate +
Volume
Volume 20 +
Whole-organism architecture
with cormoid caudices +  and rhizomatous +
Whole-organism duration
perennial +
Whole-organism growth form
cespitose +
Whole-organism pubescence
stipitate-glandular +
Whole-organism some measurement
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (80 cm800 mm <br />0.8 m <br />) +
Whole organism growth form
tree +, shrub +  and subshrub +
X chromosome quantity
4 +  and 5 +
Zone coloration
green +
Zone prominence
obscured +
Zone shape
lanceolate +  and diamond--shaped +