Annual Saltmarsh-aster

Symphyotrichum subulatum

Symphyotrichum subulatum, commonly known as eastern annual saltmarsh aster or, in Britain and Ireland where it is naturalized, annual saltmarsh aster, is an annual plant in the family Asteraceae native to the eastern United States and the Gulf Coast to Texas. The species grows primarily in coastal salt marshes, although in the Ozarks it occurs as a non-marine weedy variety.

Scientific name

Symphyotrichum subulatum

Family

Asteraceae

IUCN status

LC