Symphyotrichum fontinale is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae endemic to Florida and a small area of southwest Georgia.[5] Commonly known as Florida water aster[6] and Florida water American-aster,[1] it is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach 30–90 centimeters (1–3 feet) in height.[6]

Symphyotrichum fontinale
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Astereae
Subtribe:	Symphyotrichinae
Genus:	Symphyotrichum
Subgenus:	Symphyotrichum subg. Virgulus
Section:	Symphyotrichum sect. Grandiflori
Species:	S. fontinale
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum fontinale (Alexander) G.L.Nesom[2]
S. fontinale distribution[3][4][5]
Synonyms[2]
Aster fontinalis Alexander ex Small Aster patens var. floridanus R.W.Long

Distribution and habitat

Symphyotrichum fontinale grows at elevations between 0 and 50 m (0 and 160 ft) in wetlands, including marshes, sandhills, hammocks, flood plains, and rocky bluffs along streams,[6] in scattered counties of Florida and southwest Georgia.[3][4][5]

Conservation

NatureServe lists it as Vulnerable (G3) worldwide.[1]

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