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Symphyotrichum puniceum

(L.) A.& D. Löve

Swamp Aster

G5Secure Found in 40 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1127616
Element CodePDASTE8990
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 puniceusL.
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
This represents the narrower concept of Symphyotrichum puniceum following FNA (vol. 20, 2006), where S. firmum is treated as distinct from S. puniceum var. puniceum.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2019-08-19
Change Date2019-08-19
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MarylandSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
IowaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
IndianaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
DelawareSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
ManitobaS5Yes
British ColumbiaSNRYes
SaskatchewanSNRYes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
QuebecSNRYes
Island of NewfoundlandS5Yes
OntarioSNRYes
New BrunswickS5Yes
LabradorS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (40)
Maine (1)
AreaForestAcres
Caribou - Speckled ExtWhite Mountain National Forest5,988
Michigan (1)
AreaForestAcres
Norwich Plains Revised Roadless AreaOttawa National Forest4,360
Minnesota (5)
AreaForestAcres
Baker - Homer - Brule LakesSuperior National Forest6,712
Brule Lake - Eagle MountainSuperior National Forest12,380
Hegman LakesSuperior National Forest675
Kawishiwi Lake To SawbillSuperior National Forest15,305
Phantom LakeSuperior National Forest6,521
New Hampshire (10)
AreaForestAcres
Carr MountainWhite Mountain National Forest17,110
Dartmouth RangeWhite Mountain National Forest9,233
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
KilkennyWhite Mountain National Forest28,766
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Sandwich RangeWhite Mountain National Forest16,797
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
North Carolina (7)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainPisgah National Forest11,085
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
Cheoah BaldNantahala National Forest7,795
Chunky Gal (addition)Nantahala National Forest3,336
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Sam Knob (addition)Pisgah National Forest2,576
Tennessee (2)
AreaForestAcres
Beaver Dam CreekCherokee National Forest5,070
Flint Mill GapCherokee National Forest9,494
Vermont (3)
AreaForestAcres
Bread LoafGreen Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,768
Griffith Lake 09084Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,833
Lye Brook Addition 09085Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,111
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Beaver Dam CreekJefferson National Forest1,135
West Virginia (8)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
Cranberry AdditionMonongahela National Forest11,123
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
Falls Of Hills CreekMonongahela National Forest6,925
Mcgowan MountainMonongahela National Forest10,504
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
Tea Creek MountainMonongahela National Forest8,295
Turkey MountainMonongahela National Forest6,421
Wisconsin (2)
AreaForestAcres
09154 - St. Peters DomeChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest4,002
09162 - MooseChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest6,161
References (1)
  1. 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.