Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum

ClassificationDicots
FamilyAsteraceae
Family (Traditional)Asteraceae
GenusSymphyotrichum
Species: Symphyotrichum dumosum
Infraspecies:Symphyotrichum dumosum (L.) G. L. Nesom var. dumosum
Common NameBushy Aster; Rice Button Aster
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: crenate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Blue; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: White; Base Flower Color: Yellow; 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 6
StatusNative; TN[SNR] KY[SNR] (State Rank); G5T3T5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

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

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Aster cordidifolius Aster cordidifolius Michx.
Aster dumosus var. cordidifolius Aster dumosus var. cordidifolius (Michx.) Torr. & A. Gray
Aster dumosus var. dumosus Aster dumosus var. dumosus L.

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: Carter (KY), Fleming (KY), Floyd (KY), Harlan (KY), Knott (KY), Rowan (KY), Cannon (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: MDKY, MTSU

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1980 - 1980

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
MDKY00009928 Carter Kentucky
MDKY
Aster cordidifolius
MDKY00009927 Harlan Kentucky
MDKY
Aster cordidifolius
MDKY00009929 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Aster cordidifolius
MDKY00009926 Knott Kentucky
MDKY
Aster cordidifolius
MTSU021280 Cannon Tennessee 06 Nov 1980 Landon E. McKinney
0225
MTSU
Aster cordidifolius
MDKY00009924 Floyd Kentucky
MDKY
Aster cordidifolius
MDKY00009923 Carter Kentucky
MDKY
Aster cordidifolius
MDKY00009925 Knott Kentucky
MDKY
Aster cordidifolius
MDKY00009930 Fleming Kentucky
MDKY
Aster cordidifolius
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Plant Photos

Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Dwayne Estes
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Dwayne Estes
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Dwayne Estes
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Dwayne Estes
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Dwayne Estes
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Dwayne Estes
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Dwayne Estes
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Dwayne Estes
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Dwayne Estes
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Dwayne Estes
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Dwayne Estes
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Dwayne Estes
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Dwayne Estes
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Dwayne Estes
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Dwayne Estes
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Dwayne Estes
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Joey Shaw
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Joey Shaw
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Joey Shaw
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Joey Shaw
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Tara Littlefield
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Tara Littlefield
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Tara Littlefield
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Tara Littlefield
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Tara Littlefield
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Tara Littlefield
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Theo Witsell
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Theo Witsell
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Theo Witsell
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Theo Witsell
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Theo Witsell
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum - Theo Witsell