Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Symphyotrichum subulatum
Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) G.L. Nesom
Eastern Annual Saltmarsh Aster, Baby's Breath Aster, Annual Aster, Blackland Aster, Hierba Del Marrano
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
USDA Symbol: SYSU5USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Aster subulatus
Hierba del Marrano
Asteraceae
Location: 880 Military Drive, on Canyon Lake Island.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Plentiful near edge of lake in open, grassy area.
Description: Annual, to 6.5 dm tall. Leaves linear, subulate, rarely serrate, mostly 1-10 cm long, much reduced toward top of plant; involucres turbinate. Disk flowers yellow, petals white tinged with purple.
County: Comal
Collector: Mary Beth White
Collection Date: Oct 4, 1995
Specimen number: 228
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 1061
Accession Date: Oct 24, 1995
Accession Number: 87
Annotations: SCFRC (In flower & fruit)