Native Plants
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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: Hwy 16, 5 to 9 km NW of Helotes.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: In roadside grade material, but beyond normally mowed area. Rock, gravel and stoney with humus material interspersed.
Description: Multi-stemmed perennial arising 1 m high from rootstock. Leaves ovate and dentate up to 6 cmm long. Numerous purple flower heads up to 2 cm across.
County: Bexar
Collector: Mike Fox
Collection Date: Oct 30, 1994
Specimen number: 129
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0977
Accession Date: Nov 23, 1994
Accession Number: 77
Annotations: SCFRB (In flower & fruit)