Symphyotrichum elliottii

Symphyotrichum elliottii (formerly Aster elliottii) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to the southeastern United States Atlantic coastal plain where it grows in wetland areas. Commonly known as Elliott's aster, it is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach 6 to 20 decimeters (2 to 6+1⁄2 feet) tall. Its flowers have pink (sometimes lavender) ray florets and pale yellow, then pink, then brown disk florets.^[3] NatureServe, as of July 2021^[update], classified S. elliottii as Apparently Secure (G4) globally, and of conservation concern in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.^[1]

Symphyotrichum elliottii

Symphyotrichum elliottii
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (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. Symphyotrichum
Section:	Symphyotrichum sect. Symphyotrichum
Species:	S. elliottii
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum elliottii (Torr. & A.Gray) G.L.Nesom[2]
Native distribution by state[3]
Synonyms[2]
Aster elliottii Torr. & A.Gray Aster puniceus subsp. elliottii (Torr. & A.Gray) A.G.Jones Aster puniceus var. elliottii (Torr. & A.Gray) A.G.Jones