Symphyotrichum expansum
Slim Aster
Also known as: Aster exilis Elliott +14 more
- Aster exilis Elliott
- Aster exilis var. inconspicuus (Less.) Hieron., 1900
- Aster heleius Urb.
- Aster inconspicuus Less.
- Aster madrensis M.E.Jones
- Aster neomexicanus Wooton & Standl.
- Aster parviflorus Nees
- Aster pauciflorus var. gracilis Benth., 1852
- Aster subulatus var. cubensis (DC.) Shinners
- Erigeron expansus Poepp.
- Erigeron expansus Poepp. ex Spreng.
- Symphyotrichum parviflorum (Nees) Greuter
- Symphyotrichum subulatum var. parviflorum (Nees) S.D.Sundb.
- Tripolium subulatum var. cubensis DC., 1836
- Tripolium subulatum var. parviflorum Nees
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Symphyotrichum expansum (commonly known as Slim aster) is an annual within the Asteraceae family. It naturally occurs in North America and South America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Arizona, Belize, California, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nevada, New Mexico, Nicaragua, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland, Yugoslavia