Symphyotrichum praealtum var. praealtum (Poir.) Nesom
Asteraceae
Mark Fishbein
5466
2004-09-26
United States, Mississippi, Oktibbeha, 16th Section Prairie, powerline R-O-W; just NE of jct 16th Section Rd & Old West Point Rd, ca 4 mi NE of jct MS Hwy 182 (formerly US Hwy 82) & MS Hwy 12 at Starkville
33.51316667 -88.73633333
elev 85 m; edge of remnant chalk prairie w/ Schizachyrium, Bouteloua curtipendula, Symphyotrichum patens, S. pratense, S. novae-angliae, Heterotheca, Solidago odora, Oligoneuron rigidum, Silphium laciniatum, Agalinis, Houstonia nigricans (cont below)
fruit
Assoc spp (cont): Helenium autumnale, H. amarum, Eupatorium, Cercis; perennial herb, 1 m tall, ray florets lavender, disc florets yellow; common. Coll w/ L. Greer