Symphyotrichum pratense

Classification	Dicots
Family	Asteraceae
Family (Traditional)	Asteraceae
Genus	Symphyotrichum
Species:	Symphyotrichum pratense (Raf.) G. L. Nesom
Common Name	Barrens Silky Aster
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: CCNMP; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: ciliate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: Purple; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Cypsela; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: head; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Number: N/A
C value	10
Status	Native; TN[S1] KY[S3] (State Rank); G4? (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Aster pratensis var. texicola	Aster pratensis var. texicola Raf.
Symphyotrichum sericeum var. microphyllum	Symphyotrichum sericeum var. microphyllum

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.

Counties included on distribution map: Bullitt (KY), Edmonson (KY), Hardin (KY), Hart (KY), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Decatur (TN), Franklin (TN), Roane (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, TENN, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1950 - 1982

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
APSC0071487	Bullitt	Kentucky			APSC Symphyotrichum pratense
TENN-V-0222087	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Symphyotrichum pratense
TENN-V-0222088	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Symphyotrichum pratense
APSC0111147	Hart	Kentucky			APSC Symphyotrichum pratense
APSC0079088	Hart	Kentucky			APSC Symphyotrichum pratense
UOS01440	Franklin	Tennessee		Mary P. Priestley	UOS Symphyotrichum pratense
31234100276268	Hardin	Kentucky		Ron'	EKY Symphyotrichum pratense
TENN-V-0222089	Decatur	Tennessee			TENN Symphyotrichum pratense
TENN-V-0222095	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Symphyotrichum pratense
APSC0083343	Hart	Kentucky			APSC Symphyotrichum pratense
APSC0079087	Hart	Kentucky			APSC Symphyotrichum pratense
TENN-V-0222092	Decatur	Tennessee			TENN Symphyotrichum pratense
TENN-V-0222093	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Symphyotrichum pratense
APSC0051828	Decatur	Tennessee			APSC Symphyotrichum pratense
TENN-V-0222094	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Symphyotrichum pratense
APSC0076048	Edmonson	Kentucky			APSC Symphyotrichum pratense
APSC0074954	Edmonson	Kentucky	30 Sep 1950	P.A. Davies	APSC Symphyotrichum pratense
APSC0074953	Edmonson	Kentucky			APSC Symphyotrichum pratense
APSC0112310	Hart	Kentucky			APSC Symphyotrichum pratense
TENN-V-0244505	Decatur	Tennessee			TENN Symphyotrichum pratense
31234100276250	Hardin	Kentucky		Ronald L. Jones	EKY Symphyotrichum pratense
31234100276243	Hardin	Kentucky		Ronald L. Jones	EKY Symphyotrichum pratense
TENN-V-0222096	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Symphyotrichum pratense
TENN-V-0222090	Decatur	Tennessee			TENN Symphyotrichum pratense
APSC0074614	Hardin	Kentucky			APSC Symphyotrichum pratense
APSC0079053	Hart	Kentucky			APSC Symphyotrichum pratense
TENN-V-0222091	Decatur	Tennessee			TENN Symphyotrichum pratense
APSC0111146	Hart	Kentucky			APSC Symphyotrichum pratense
APSC0087905	Hardin	Kentucky			APSC Symphyotrichum pratense
APSC0079286	Hardin	Kentucky			APSC Symphyotrichum pratense
APSC0076047	Edmonson	Kentucky	28 Aug 1982	Max Medley	APSC Symphyotrichum pratense

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