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Search Term(s): Eurybia schreberi   (1 record found)

ASTERACEAE
Aster Family
Eurybia schreberi  (Schreber's aster)   
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Synonym
Aster schreberi Nees
Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Eurybia: named for Eurybia, daughter of Pontus and Gaea, and a sea goddess in Greek mythology; schreberi: named for Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Perennial Herb
Phenology (Flowering Period)
August-September
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont
☐ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☐ Kent
☐ Sussex

Habitat
Dry to mesic wooded slopes
State Status
Rare
Piedmont Status
Rare
Coastal Plain Status
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Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
Northern
Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
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Coefficient of Conservatism
8
Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
Possible host plant for Phyciodes tharos (Pearl Crescent Butterfly).
Medicinal Properties
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ID Notes
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Additional Info
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Habitats in which this plant occurs
Tuliptree Rich Wood (Piedmont)
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