Native plant · ASTERACEAE
Symphyotrichum dumosum
RICE BUTTON ASTER; Bushy Aster

Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Symphyotrichum dumosum. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Symphyotrichum dumosum
- Family
- ASTERACEAE
- Genus
- Symphyotrichum
- Order
- ASTERALES
- Classification
- Dicots
- Recorded status
- Native; FAC (NWPL); FAC (DEP)
- Florida range
- Panhandle · Central Florida · North Florida · South Florida
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Calhoun; Pasco; Liberty; Baker; Polk; Hillsborough; Sumter; DeSoto; Sarasota; Volusia; Clay; Charlotte; Hernando; Glades; Orange; Hardee; Seminole; Osceola; Highlands; Citrus; Marion; Levy; Lake; Okeechobee; Hendry; Alachua; Holmes; Walton; Santa Rosa; Miami-Dade; Flagler; Manatee; Collier; Nassau; Pinellas; Jackson; Lee; Okaloosa; Putnam; Escambia; Gadsden; Gilchrist; Duval; Jefferson; Brevard
Where documented in Florida
Calhoun; Pasco; Liberty; Baker; Polk; Hillsborough; Sumter; DeSoto; Sarasota; Volusia; Clay; Charlotte; Hernando; Glades; Orange; Hardee; Seminole; Osceola; Highlands; Citrus; Marion; Levy; Lake; Okeechobee; Hendry; Alachua; Holmes; Walton; Santa Rosa; Miami-Dade; Flagler; Manatee; Collier; Nassau; Pinellas; Jackson; Lee; Okaloosa; Putnam; Escambia; Gadsden; Gilchrist; Duval; Jefferson; Brevard
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Related Florida native plants in Symphyotrichum
- Symphyotrichum adnatum — SCALELEAF ASTER
- Symphyotrichum bahamense — BAHAMAN ASTER
- Symphyotrichum carolinianum — CLIMBING ASTER
- Symphyotrichum chapmanii — SAVANNAH ASTER
- Symphyotrichum concolor — EASTERN SILVER ASTER
- Symphyotrichum elliottii — ELLIOTT'S ASTER
Data provenance
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