Flora of North America species comparison

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Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum
Photo is of parent taxon

smooth blue aster
Leaves

basal withering by flowering, linear-lanceolate to linear, slightly auriculate-clasping, often more than 5 times as long as wide.
Phyllaries

strongly unequal, apical green zones diamond-shaped.
2n

= 48.

Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum
Phenology Flowering Sep–Oct.
Habitat Dry open woods, mostly on Piedmont and in mountains
Elevation 50–1000 m (200–3300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AL; DC; DE; FL; GA; KY; MD; MS; NC; PA; SC; TN; VA; WV
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Discussion

The range of var. concinnum overlaps little with that of var. laeve, being confined to the eastern side of the Appalachian Mountains and to the Piedmont. When subsp. laeve is recognized, var. concinnum belongs to Symphyotrichum laeve subsp. concinnum (Willdenow) Semple & Brouillet.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 20, p. 509.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Symphyotrichum > subg. Symphyotrichum > sect. Symphyotrichum > Symphyotrichum laeve
Sibling taxa
S. laeve var. geyeri, S. laeve var. laeve, S. laeve var. purpuratum
Synonyms Aster concinnus, Aster laevis var. concinnus
Name authority (Willdenow) G. L. Nesom: Phytologia 77: 283. (1995)
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