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Symphyotrichum adnatum

Clasping Aster, Scaleleaf Aster

Names

Scientific name
Symphyotrichum adnatum
Common name
Clasping Aster, Scaleleaf Aster

Measurements

Height
1 - 4 ft
Growth Rate
Moderate

Requirements

Hardiness zones
8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Soil Drainage
Moist but Well-drained
Soil type
Loam, Sand
Soil pH
Slightly acidic (6.1 - 6.5), Neutral (6.6 - 7.3)

Physical Traits

Lifecycle
Perennial
Leaf lifecycle
Deciduous
Foliage color
Medium Green
Bloom time
Fall
Bloom color
Blue, Lavender, Yellow
Seasons of interest
Fall
Propagation methods
Seeds
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies

Taxonomy

Taxonomic Rank
Species
Author
(Nutt.) G.L.Nesom
Publication
Phytologia 77(3): 275 (1995)

Superior Taxa

Kingdom
Plantae
Subkingdom
Pteridobiotina
Phylum
Angiosperms
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Subfamily
Asteroideae
Tribe
Astereae
Subtribe
Symphyotrichinae
Genus
Symphyotrichum

Synonyms

Virgulus adnatus Lasallea adnata Aster adnatus

References

Florida Native Plant Society (FNPS), Florida Native Plant Society, https://www.fnps.org/plant/symphyotrichum-adnatum, accessed November 10, 2024

Scaleleaf aster, Florida Wildflower Foundation, https://www.flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-symphyotrichum-adnatum/, accessed November 10, 2024

Symphyotrichum adnatum - Species Page - ISB: Atlas of Florida Plants, Atlas of Florida Plants, https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant.aspx?id=1030, accessed November 10, 2024

IRC, Natives for Your Neighborhood, https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Sympadna, accessed November 10, 2024

Symphyotrichum adnatum (Scale-leaf aster) | Native Plants of North America, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SYAD, accessed November 10, 2024

Symphyotrichum adnatum in Flora of North America @ efloras.org, eFloras.org, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250067623, accessed November 10, 2024

The Institute for Regional Conservation, Natives for Your Neighborhood, https://www.regionalconservation.org/ircs/database/plants/PlantPage.asp?TXCODE=Sympadna, accessed November 10, 2024

World Flora Online, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/, accessed June 20, 2024