Index / Search / Symphyotrichum patens
§1 Plant
Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L. Nesom
vernacular late purple aster — species · Asteraceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
- Genus
- Symphyotrichum
§2a
Native status, by region
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 817 counties across 29 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 817 counties across 29 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 37 N ▾
- Autauga 01001
- Baldwin 01003
- Barbour 01005
- Bibb 01007
- Blount 01009
- Cherokee 01019
- Chilton 01021
- Choctaw 01023
- Clay 01027
- Cleburne 01029
- Colbert 01033
- DeKalb 01049
- Elmore 01051
- Escambia 01053
- Etowah 01055
- Fayette 01057
- Franklin 01059
- Greene 01063
- Hale 01065
- Jackson 01071
- Jefferson 01073
- Lauderdale 01077
- Lawrence 01079
- Lee 01081
- Lowndes 01085
- Marion 01093
- Marshall 01095
- Mobile 01097
- Montgomery 01101
- Morgan 01103
- Randolph 01111
- Shelby 01117
- Sumter 01119
- Talladega 01121
- Tuscaloosa 01125
- Walker 01127
- Wilcox 01131
Arkansas view state ↗ 54 N ▾
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Bradley 05011
- Carroll 05015
- Clark 05019
- Cleburne 05023
- Cleveland 05025
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crawford 05033
- Cross 05037
- Dallas 05039
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Garland 05051
- Grant 05053
- Greene 05055
- Hot Spring 05059
- Howard 05061
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Lafayette 05073
- Lawrence 05075
- Lee 05077
- Lincoln 05079
- Little River 05081
- Logan 05083
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Monroe 05095
- Montgomery 05097
- Nevada 05099
- Newton 05101
- Perry 05105
- Pike 05109
- Poinsett 05111
- Polk 05113
- Prairie 05117
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Saline 05125
- Scott 05127
- Searcy 05129
- Sebastian 05131
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Van Buren 05141
- Washington 05143
- White 05145
- Yell 05149
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Chatham 13051
- Cherokee 13057
- Clarke 13059
- Clay 13061
- Cobb 13067
- Dawson 13085
- DeKalb 13089
- Elbert 13105
- Floyd 13115
- Forsyth 13117
- Hall 13139
- Harris 13145
- Jackson 13157
- Lee 13177
- Lumpkin 13187
- Macon 13193
- Meriwether 13199
- Morgan 13211
- Oconee 13219
- Pickens 13227
- Pulaski 13235
- Rabun 13241
- Randolph 13243
- Spalding 13255
- Taylor 13269
- Union 13291
- Walker 13295
- Whitfield 13313
- Wilcox 13315
Illinois view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Alexander 17003
- Clay 17025
- Crawford 17033
- Gallatin 17059
- Hardin 17069
- Jackson 17077
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Johnson 17087
- Knox 17095
- Lawrence 17101
- Marion 17121
- Massac 17127
- Monroe 17133
- Perry 17145
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Saline 17165
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Union 17181
- Wabash 17185
- White 17193
- Williamson 17199
Indiana view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 50 N ▾
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Edmonson 21061
- Elliott 21063
- Estill 21065
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Garrard 21079
- Graves 21083
- Grayson 21085
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Hickman 21105
- Jefferson 21111
- Knox 21121
- Larue 21123
- Lawrence 21127
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Logan 21141
- Lyon 21143
- Marion 21155
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Metcalfe 21169
- Montgomery 21173
- Perry 21193
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Scott 21209
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Union 21225
- Warren 21227
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
Louisiana view state ↗ 37 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Avoyelles 22009
- Beauregard 22011
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- De Soto 22031
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Grant 22043
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson Davis 22053
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Union 22111
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Maine view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 57 N ▾
- Alcorn 28003
- Amite 28005
- Attala 28007
- Benton 28009
- Carroll 28015
- Chickasaw 28017
- Choctaw 28019
- Clarke 28023
- Clay 28025
- Copiah 28029
- Covington 28031
- DeSoto 28033
- Forrest 28035
- Franklin 28037
- George 28039
- Greene 28041
- Grenada 28043
- Hancock 28045
- Harrison 28047
- Hinds 28049
- Jasper 28061
- Jefferson Davis 28065
- Jones 28067
- Kemper 28069
- Lafayette 28071
- Lamar 28073
- Lauderdale 28075
- Leake 28079
- Lee 28081
- Lincoln 28085
- Marion 28091
- Marshall 28093
- Monroe 28095
- Montgomery 28097
- Neshoba 28099
- Newton 28101
- Noxubee 28103
- Oktibbeha 28105
- Panola 28107
- Pearl River 28109
- Perry 28111
- Pike 28113
- Pontotoc 28115
- Rankin 28121
- Scott 28123
- Simpson 28127
- Smith 28129
- Stone 28131
- Tishomingo 28141
- Union 28145
- Walthall 28147
- Washington 28151
- Wayne 28153
- Webster 28155
- Wilkinson 28157
- Winston 28159
- Yalobusha 28161
Missouri view state ↗ 74 N ▾
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Cedar 29039
- Christian 29043
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- New Madrid 29143
- Newton 29145
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Perry 29157
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
New Hampshire view state ↗ 2 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 18 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 18 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 59 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Alexander 37003
- Anson 37007
- Ashe 37009
- Avery 37011
- Brunswick 37019
- Buncombe 37021
- Cabarrus 37025
- Caldwell 37027
- Caswell 37033
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Clay 37043
- Dare 37055
- Davidson 37057
- Davie 37059
- Durham 37063
- Edgecombe 37065
- Forsyth 37067
- Gaston 37071
- Graham 37075
- Granville 37077
- Guilford 37081
- Halifax 37083
- Harnett 37085
- Haywood 37087
- Hoke 37093
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Jones 37103
- Lee 37105
- Madison 37115
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Mitchell 37121
- Montgomery 37123
- Moore 37125
- Nash 37127
- Onslow 37133
- Orange 37135
- Polk 37149
- Richmond 37153
- Robeson 37155
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Scotland 37165
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Transylvania 37175
- Union 37179
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Wilkes 37193
- Wilson 37195
- Yadkin 37197
- Yancey 37199
Oklahoma view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Adair 40001
- Bryan 40013
- Carter 40019
- Cherokee 40021
- Cleveland 40027
- Comanche 40031
- Delaware 40041
- Grady 40051
- Kingfisher 40073
- Latimer 40077
- Le Flore 40079
- Logan 40083
- Mayes 40097
- McClain 40087
- McCurtain 40089
- McIntosh 40091
- Murray 40099
- Muskogee 40101
- Oklahoma 40109
- Osage 40113
- Ottawa 40115
- Payne 40119
- Pottawatomie 40125
- Pushmataha 40127
- Sequoyah 40135
- Tulsa 40143
- Washington 40147
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Allegheny 42003
- Beaver 42007
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Carbon 42025
- Chester 42029
- Columbia 42037
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Fayette 42051
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Huntingdon 42061
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Potter 42105
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 4 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Abbeville 45001
- Aiken 45003
- Bamberg 45009
- Barnwell 45011
- Calhoun 45017
- Charleston 45019
- Cherokee 45021
- Chester 45023
- Chesterfield 45025
- Clarendon 45027
- Darlington 45031
- Edgefield 45037
- Fairfield 45039
- Greenville 45045
- Kershaw 45055
- Lancaster 45057
- Laurens 45059
- Lexington 45063
- McCormick 45065
- Oconee 45073
- Orangeburg 45075
- Pickens 45077
- Richland 45079
- Saluda 45081
- Spartanburg 45083
- Sumter 45085
- York 45091
Tennessee view state ↗ 59 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bedford 47003
- Benton 47005
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Bradley 47011
- Campbell 47013
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Chester 47023
- Claiborne 47025
- Clay 47027
- Cocke 47029
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- DeKalb 47041
- Dickson 47043
- Fayette 47047
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Hancock 47067
- Hardeman 47069
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Hickman 47081
- Jackson 47087
- Knox 47093
- Lauderdale 47097
- Lewis 47101
- Loudon 47105
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Marshall 47117
- Maury 47119
- McNairy 47109
- Meigs 47121
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Overton 47133
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Scott 47151
- Sequatchie 47153
- Sevier 47155
- Stewart 47161
- Sullivan 47163
- Sumner 47165
- Union 47173
- Van Buren 47175
- Washington 47179
- Wayne 47181
- Williamson 47187
Texas view state ↗ 57 N ▾
- Anderson 48001
- Angelina 48005
- Bastrop 48021
- Blanco 48031
- Bowie 48037
- Brazos 48041
- Brown 48049
- Burleson 48051
- Cass 48067
- Cherokee 48073
- Collin 48085
- Colorado 48089
- Cooke 48097
- Dallas 48113
- Denton 48121
- Fannin 48147
- Fayette 48149
- Fort Bend 48157
- Freestone 48161
- Galveston 48167
- Gillespie 48171
- Gonzales 48177
- Grayson 48181
- Gregg 48183
- Grimes 48185
- Hardin 48199
- Harris 48201
- Harrison 48203
- Houston 48225
- Jasper 48241
- Lamar 48277
- Liberty 48291
- Madison 48313
- Milam 48331
- Morris 48343
- Nacogdoches 48347
- Newton 48351
- Parker 48367
- Polk 48373
- Refugio 48391
- Robertson 48395
- Rusk 48401
- Sabine 48403
- San Jacinto 48407
- Smith 48423
- Tarrant 48439
- Titus 48449
- Trinity 48455
- Tyler 48457
- Upshur 48459
- Van Zandt 48467
- Victoria 48469
- Walker 48471
- Waller 48473
- Washington 48477
- Wise 48497
- Wood 48499
Vermont view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 70 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buchanan 51027
- Buckingham 51029
- Caroline 51033
- Carroll 51035
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesterfield 51041
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Highland 51091
- James City 51095
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Nottoway 51135
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince William 51153
- Rappahannock 51157
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/SYPA11 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3151761 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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