À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ

Symphyotrichum grandiflorumÌý(L.) G.L. Nesom is native toÌýsandy soils, sand hills, roadsides, edges of deciduous woods and thickets of the outer Piedmont and coastal plain of Virginia, North Carolina and South CarolinaÌý().Ìý The species is distinguished by itsÌý50–100 cm tall,Ìýbrittle, erect, brown, moderately hairy stems that are densely glandular near and in the inflorescence, clasping lower leaves becoming cuneate on the upper stem, and large showy heads with reddish purple rays and sparsely scabrous, densely stipitate-glandular phyllaries. The species is a duodecaploid with x=5 (2n=60); a single count for a hexaploid (2n=30) has also been reported.

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 May 2025 by J.C. Semple

© 2025 J.C. Semple, including all photographs unless otherwise indicated