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Taxon:  Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) G. L. Nesom var. squamatum (Spreng.) S. D. Sundb.



Summary
Genus:
Symphyotrichum
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Astereae
Nomen number:
448832
Place of publication:
Sida 21:908. 2004
Comment:
fide FNA 20:482. 2006 the correct name for this taxon should be based on the older Aster divaricatus var. sandwicensis A. Gray (1867), basionym of A. subulatus var. sandwicensis (A. Gray) A. G. Jones
Verified:
09/12/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) G. L. Nesom (0 active accession[s])
Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) G. L. Nesom var. elongatum (Boss. ex A. G. Jones & Lowry) S. D. Sundb. (0 active accession[s])
Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) G. L. Nesom var. ligulatum (Shinners) S. D. Sundb. (0 active accession[s])
Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) G. L. Nesom var. parviflorum (Nees) S. D. Sundb. (0 active accession[s])
Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) G. L. Nesom var. subulatum (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Conyza squamata Spreng.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Aster squamatus (Spreng.) Hieron.
Aster squamatus (Spreng.) Hieron. var. squamatus
Conyzanthus squamatus (Spreng.) Tamamsch.
Symphyotrichum squamatum (Spreng.) G. L. Nesom

Invalid Designation(s)
Aster subulatus auct. nonn.
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Reference(s)
  1. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  2. Nesom, G. L. 2005. Taxonomy of the Symphyotrichum (Aster) subulatum group and Symphyotrichum (Aster) tenuifolium (Asteraceae: Astereae). Sida 21:2135. Note: = Symphyotrichum squamatum (Spreng.) G. L. Nesom
  3. Sundberg, S. D. 2004. New combinations in North American Symphyotrichum subgenus Astropolium (Asteraceae: Astereae). Sida 21:903-910.
Common names
English
asterweed –
bushy starwort –
narrow-leaf aster –
sea aster –
southeastern annual saltmarsh aster –
French
aster écailleux –
Italian
astro annuale –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCatamarca 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChaco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChubut 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCórdoba 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCorrientes 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaEntre Ríos 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaFormosa 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaJujuy 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaLa Rioja 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMendoza 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMisiones 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaRío Negro 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSalta 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSan Juan 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSan Luis 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSanta Cruz 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSanta Fe 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSantiago del Estero 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaTucumán 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
3AdventiveEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
4NaturalizedAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
4NaturalizedAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  
4NaturalizedAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  
4NaturalizedAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
4NaturalizedAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaEswatini  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaLesotho  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaEgyptSinai 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. Crete
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, Sicily
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. Corsica
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. Baleares
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabama 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisiana 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolina 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBermuda  
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Chubut, Córdoba, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Jujuy, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Río Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán], Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
Adventive
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Belgium
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Egypt [Sinai], Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Azerbaijan
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Montenegro, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Bermuda
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed as A. subulatusLazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=448832. Accessed 10 May 2025.