Symphyotrichum campestre (Nutt.) G.L. Nesom
meadow aster
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
meadow aster
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a creeping rhizome; stems ascending, simple or more often branched from the base, glandular above, subglabrous or hairy below, 10-70 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal and stem leaves similar, linear or narrowly oblong, unstalked and sometimes slightly clasping, entire, 2-8 cm long, 2-10 mm wide, gradually reduced upwards.
Flowers:
Heads with ray and disk flowers, several to many in an open, somewhat branched inflorescence; involucres 5-8 mm tall; involucral bracts scarcely to evidently graduated, abruptly sharp-pointed or with long-pointed, green tips, glandular; ray flowers 15-30, light violet or purple, 5-12 mm long; disk flowers yellow.
Fruits:
Achenes densely grey-hairy; pappus tawny.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Symphyotrichum campestre
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
960 | 518 | 2200 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
12 | 0 | 65 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
151 | 5 | 348 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
3 | 2 | 6 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
81 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
IDF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BG(10), BWBS(1), ESSF(2), ICH(2), IDF(44), MS(1), PP(12) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Dry meadows and open forests in the steppe and montane zones; frequent in S BC east of the Coast-Cascade Mountains; E to AB and S to UT, NV and CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Aster campestris var. campestris