Participant Info

Species

Symphyotrichum lanceolatum [Aster hesperius] [Aster caerulescens var. wootonii] [Aster laetivirens var. wootonii]

Family

Asteraceae

CommonName

panicled aster

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1930

LatestDate

1916

Ecosystem

basin, foothill, ruderal, urban

Geobotanical

SSanjuans, NCristos, UBasin, LBasin

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

WildlifePreserves

Alamosa, Baca, Great Sand Dunes

Other Localities

Alamosa (town), Del Norte

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Alamosa Co, Alamosa Wildlife Preserve 11 Aug 2016

Comments

In the Watershed, panicled aster is mainly a Basin plant, with extensions into the foothills, for instance at Del Norte and Rock Creek (Rio Grande Co), SW of Creede (Mineral Co), and Forbes Park (Costilla Co). The Colorado species is Symphyotrichum lanceolatum subsp. hesperium. S. lanceolatum is recorded from every state in the USA, and follows the Rio Grande drainage through New Mexico to Jeff Davis and Culberson counties in Texas. Note that it is not easy to distinguish Symphyotrichum lanceolatum from S. foliaceum.

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