Index / Search / Symphyotrichum shortii
§1 Plant
Symphyotrichum shortii (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom
vernacular Short's 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
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 346 counties across 18 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 346 counties across 18 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 71 N ▾
- Alexander 17003
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Bureau 17011
- Carroll 17015
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clay 17025
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Madison 17119
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Wayne 17191
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 54 N ▾
- Adams 18001
- Allen 18003
- Boone 18011
- Brown 18013
- Carroll 18015
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Dearborn 18029
- Decatur 18031
- DeKalb 18033
- Dubois 18037
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Gibson 18051
- Hamilton 18057
- Hancock 18059
- Harrison 18061
- Hendricks 18063
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jackson 18071
- Jay 18075
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Ohio 18115
- Orange 18117
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Ripley 18137
- Spencer 18147
- St. Joseph 18141
- Sullivan 18153
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Union 18161
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Vermillion 18165
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Warrick 18173
- Washington 18175
- Wells 18179
Iowa view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 54 N ▾
- Allen 21003
- Anderson 21005
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Boone 21015
- Bourbon 21017
- Boyle 21021
- Bracken 21023
- Bullitt 21029
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Carroll 21041
- Carter 21043
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Fulton 21075
- Garrard 21079
- Hancock 21091
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henry 21103
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- McCracken 21145
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Mercer 21167
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Nicholas 21181
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Pendleton 21191
- Perry 21193
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Shelby 21211
- Trimble 21223
- Union 21225
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
- Woodford 21239
Michigan view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 52 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Belmont 39013
- Butler 39017
- Clark 39023
- Clermont 39025
- Clinton 39027
- Coshocton 39031
- Erie 39043
- Fayette 39047
- Franklin 39049
- Gallia 39053
- Greene 39057
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Hardin 39065
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Medina 39103
- Meigs 39105
- Monroe 39111
- Montgomery 39113
- Morgan 39115
- Muskingum 39119
- Noble 39121
- Ottawa 39123
- Paulding 39125
- Pickaway 39129
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Putnam 39137
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Scioto 39145
- Seneca 39147
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Vinton 39163
- Warren 39165
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Bedford 47003
- Cannon 47015
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Clay 47027
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Dickson 47043
- Franklin 47051
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardin 47071
- Hickman 47081
- Houston 47083
- Jackson 47087
- Knox 47093
- Lewis 47101
- Macon 47111
- Marion 47115
- Maury 47119
- Montgomery 47125
- Overton 47133
- Putnam 47141
- Rutherford 47149
- Sevier 47155
- Smith 47159
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Trousdale 47169
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Virginia view state ↗ 3 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Calumet 55015
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Iowa 55049
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Milwaukee 55079
- Outagamie 55087
- Ozaukee 55089
- Pierce 55093
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Sheboygan 55117
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Washington 55131
- Waukesha 55133
- Winnebago 55139
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/SYSH ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3151519 ↗Record version
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