Brace’s aster

Aster tenuifolius Linnaeus var. aphyllus R. W. Long, Rhodora 72: 40. 1970; A. bracei Britton; Symphyotrichum bracei (Britton) G. L. Nesom

Plants (20–)30–80(–90) cm, clustered; short-rhizomatous. Stems 1–5+. Mid leaves (1–)1.5–2.7 mm wide. Involucres 4.1–5 (–5.3) mm. Phyllaries lanceolate to subulate. Ray florets 10–16. Disc florets (10–)13–23; corollas 3.4–4.2(–4.6) mm. Cypselae 1.5–2(–2.5) mm; pappi 3–4.4 mm. 2n = 10.

Flowering Aug–Dec(–Feb). Coastal salt marshes, brackish marshes, low pine woods; 0–10 m; Fla.; West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba).