Symphyotrichum subulatum
Asteraceae
alternate
sessile
serrate
simple
linear, elliptic, subulate
forb
blue, purple, white
many
September - November
0.4 - 1.2
No
Unarmed
native
annual, biennial
Warm season
OBL
4
0
Similar to Symphyotrichum tenuifolium which is usually found in the salt marsh and is rhizomatous while Symphyotrichum subulatum is usually found on the coast and inland and is a tap rooted annual. Blue rays like Symphyotrichum tenuifolium but short plant. Leaves 1-2" long.
Seed germination improves with cold/moist stratification (Steffen 1997).
The following information is for the genus Aster: Animals that eat its seeds: Wild turkey. Animals that eat the plant: Cottontail, White-tailed deer (Martin et al. 1951).
A weedy species found in old fields, ditches, and perhaps new restorations.
Brackish marshes.