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Symphyotrichum firmum

(Nees) Nesom

Swamp Aster

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.146975

Element CodePDASTE8213

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderAsterales

FamilyAsteraceae

GenusSymphyotrichum

Synonyms

Aster firmusNeesAster puniceus var. firmus(Nees) Torr. & GraySymphyotrichum puniceum var. 1

Other Common Names

Aster robuste (FR) Glossy-leaved Aster (EN)

Concept Reference

Fernald, M.L. 1970. Gray's manual of botany. 8th edition. 1970 printing with corrections by R.C. Rollins [of 1950 8th edition]. D. Van Nostrand Company, New York.

Taxonomic Comments

Kartesz's (1999) broader treatment includes Aster puniceus var. firmus (= Symphyotrichum firmum) in S. puniceus, while Fernald (1970) and the Flora of North America (vol. 20, 2006) here treat it as distinct.

Conservation Status

Review Date1996-08-26

Change Date1996-08-26

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
Manitoba	SU	Yes
Alberta	SU	Yes
Quebec	S3	Yes
Saskatchewan	SNR	Yes
Ontario	S4	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Connecticut	SNR	Yes
Illinois	SNR	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Tennessee	SNR	Yes
Missouri	SNR	Yes
Indiana	SNR	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
New York	SNR	Yes
Ohio	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	SX	Yes
Pennsylvania	S4	Yes
West Virginia	SU	Yes
Vermont	SU	Yes
Iowa	SNR	Yes
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
Rhode Island	SNR	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
District of Columbia	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Michigan (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Fibre	Hiawatha National Forest	7,432

References (2)

Fernald, M.L. 1970. Gray's manual of botany. 8th edition. 1970 printing with corrections by R.C. Rollins [of 1950 8th edition]. D. Van Nostrand Company, New York.
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.