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| Eurybia paludosa (Ait.) G. For his son see William Townsend Aiton William Aiton ( 1731 - February 2, 1793) was a Scottish L. Nesom |
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Eurybia paludosa, commonly known as the southern swamp aster, is an herbaceous perennial in the aster family. The family Asteraceae or Compositae (known as the aster, daisy, or sunflower family) is the largest family of Flowering It is native to the southeastern United States where it is confined to the Carolinas and the states of Georgia and Florida. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Carolinas is a term used in the United States to refer collectively to the states of North and South Carolina. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the It is generally confined to moist soils, though it can occasionally be found on sand hills along the coastal plain. A coastal plain is an area of flat low-lying land adjacent to a seacoast and separated from the interior by other features The southern swamp aster is often confused with the closely related southern prairie aster (Eurybia hemispherica), though they do not occur in the same habitats or geographical areas. Eurybia hemispherica, commonly known as the Southern Prairie Aster, Single-stemmed Bog Aster or Tennessee Aster, is an herbaceous perennial Its flower heads emerge in the late summer through fall and show deep lavender to purple rays with yellow centres.
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Similar species
Eurybia paludosa is often confused with the closely related Eurybia hemispherica. Despite the fact that both of these asters are found in the southeastern United States, they do not occur in the same geographical regions nor the same habitats. For example, in North Carolina, where both plants are present E. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States paludosa occurs along the coastal plain, but E. hemispherica is confined to the mountains. Also, in the north of Florida, the southern swamp aster is found solely in Nassau County in the extreme northeast of the state, while the southern prairie aster is restricted to the western panhandle. Nassau County is a County located in the state of Florida. As of 2000 the population was 57663 The Florida Panhandle is the region of the state of Florida which includes the westernmost 16 counties [1]
Distribution and habitat
Eurybia paludosa is confined to the U.S. states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. In Florida it is only known in Nassau County in the extreme northeast of the state. It is found in wet soils in habitats that include the edges of swamps and pools, moist savannas and low-lying pinelands. A swamp is a Wetland featuring temporary or permanent inundation of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water It is also encountered with much less frequency in drier habitats including atop small sand dunes along coastal plains and in open hammocks. In physical Geography, a dune is a Hill of Sand built by Aeolian processes. Hammocks are dense stands of Hardwood trees that grow on natural rises of only a few inches higher than surrounding marshland that is otherwise too wet to support them As a principally low-lying species it is only found at elevations from sea-level to 100 metres. [1]
References
- ^ a b Brouillet, Luc (2006), “Eurybia paludosa”, in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+, Flora of North America online, vol. 20, New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 380
- Eurybia paludosa. NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved on 2007-07-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
External links
USDA Plants Profile for Eurybia paludosa
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