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Symphyotrichum chapmanii

(Torrey & A. Gray) Semple & Brouillet in J.C. Semple et al.

Chapman's Aster

G2Imperiled (G2G3) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G2ImperiledGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.149486
Element CodePDASTEB050
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusSymphyotrichum
Synonyms
Aster chapmaniiTorr. & GrayEurybia chapmanii(Torr. & Gray) Nesom
Other Common Names
Savanna Grassleaf-aster (EN) savannah aster (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Taxonomic Comments
The Flora of North America (vol. 20 2006) transfers Eurybia chapmanii to Symphyotrichum chapmanii. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service tracks this under the name Aster chapmani (9/93).
Conservation Status
Review Date1997-11-10
Change Date1993-06-01
Edition Date1988-04-04
Edition AuthorsMansberg, L., rev. Maybury/Hilton (1996)
Range Extent250-20,000 square km (about 100-8000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences6 - 80
Rank Reasons
A regional endemic with a range restricted to southeastern Alabama to the Florida Panhandle. There are certainly fewer than 100 remaining occurrences and probably fewer than 50. The species' wet habitat is frequently drained for residential and agricultural uses.
Range Extent Comments
Regional endemic: northwest Florida to southeast Alabama. Could perhaps be considered restricted endemic.
Threat Impact Comments
Sites are commonly converted for real estate development or crop use.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Wet savannahs and swampy pinelands in sandy peat.
Terrestrial Habitats
Savanna
Palustrine Habitats
HERBACEOUS WETLANDFORESTED WETLAND
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN2
ProvinceRankNative
FloridaS2Yes
AlabamaSHYes
Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Florida (1)
AreaForestAcres
SavannahApalachicola National Forest1,927
References (6)
  1. Clewell, A.F. 1985. Guide to vascular plants of the Florida panhandle. Florida State Univ. Press, Tallahassee, Florida. 605 pp.
  2. Cronquist, A. 1980. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States. Vol. 1. Asteraceae. Univ. North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill. 261 pp.
  3. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 20. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 7: Asteraceae, part 2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 666 pp.
  4. Godfrey, R.K., and J.W. Wooten. 1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States: Dicotyledons. Univ. Georgia Press, Athens. 933 pp.
  5. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  6. Small, J.K. 1933. Manual of the southeastern flora. Two volumes. Hafner Publishing Company, New York.