Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Symphyotrichum drummondii var. texanum
Symphyotrichum drummondii (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom var. texanum (Burgess) G.L. Nesom
Drummond's Aster, Texas Aster
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
USDA Symbol: SYDRTUSDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Aster drummondii ssp. texanus
Texas aster
Asteraceae
Location: N. side of Heurmann Rd, 2 mi E of Babcock Rd.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Full sun, gravelly soil. Dry, well drained, east exposure. Roadside, semi- abundant.
Description: Flower a lavender composite. Perennial, 12-15 in. tall. Wand-like stems, much-branched at top. Disc flowers dark purple, rays lavender.
County: Bexar
Collector: Lottie Millsaps
Collection Date: Nov. 10, 1990
Specimen number: 68
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0101
Accession Date: Dec. 8, 1991
Accession Number: 9
Annotations: SCFXB