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Symphyotrichum tenuifolium (L.) Nesom
Perennial saltmarsh aster, Saltmarsh Aster
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
USDA Symbol: SYTE6
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.
A weak straggly plant with widely spreading branches, slender rhizomes, and few flower heads with numerous white or pale purple rays.
Although this perennial aster has few flowers, it forms conspicuous masses in the brackish tidal marshes where all other large-flowered species are absent. Annual Saltmarsh Aster (S. subulatum) has many smaller flower heads, 1/4-1/2 (6-13 mm) wide.
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Bloom Information
Bloom Time: Aug , Sep , OctDistribution
USA: AL , CT , DE , FL , GA , LA , MA , MD , ME , MS , NC , NH , NJ , NY , RI , SC , TX , VANative Distribution: Maine south along coast to Florida, and west to Texas.
Native Habitat: Salt or brackish marshes.
USDA Native Status: L48(N)
Value to Beneficial Insects
Special Value to Native BeesThis information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
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Metadata
Record Modified: 2007-01-01Research By: TWC Staff
