Symphyotrichum adnatum

Scale-leaf Aster

Symphyotrichum adnatum (Nutt.) Nesom is native to sandy, clayey soils, sandhills, oak-pine scrub, open pine flatwoods, roadsides from southern Mississippi and eastern Louisiana to southwestern Georgia to southern Florida ().  The species is distinguished by its sprawling wiry stems with small leaves that are basally fused to the stem.  The species is tetraploid with x=5 (2n=20).

Symphyotrichum adnatum range Semple draft

Brouillet, L., J.C. Semple, G.A. Allen,  K. Chambers and S. Sundberg. 2006.  Symphyotrichum Nees. pp. 465-539. In Flora North America Editorial Committee, eds. Flora of North America. Vol. 20. Asteraceae, Part 2. Astereae and Senecioneae. Oxford University Press, New York.

Last revised 16 April 2025 by J.C. Semple

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Symphyotrichum adnatum habitat, 11688, Florida
Symphyotrichum adnatum, cormoid rootstock and shoot, 8824, Mississippi
Symphyotrichum adnatum, 11688, Florida
Symphyotrichum adnatum, leaves, 11688, Florida
Symphyotrichum adnatum, heads, 11688, Florida
Symphyotrichum adnatum,involucre, 11688, Florida

1-6 Symphyotrichum adnatum. 1-2. Habitat and shoots, Semple 11688, Liberty Co., Florida. 3. Cormoid rhizome and flowering stem, Semple et al. 3843, Forrest Co., Mississippi. 4. Upper stem leaves, S 11688. 5-6. Heads and involucre, S 11688.