| Author | (Hill) Greene | |
| Distribution | Found only in three counties of the southern Mountains, northern Piedmont, and central Coastal Plain. Macon County in 1996; Guilford County in 1967, and Lenoir County in 1998. An 1898 specimen GH) from Buncombe County was from a cultivated plant.
Native of the Coastal Plain in SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, and LA. | |
| Abundance | Very rare. Planted in gardens and rarely escaping -- familiar to many people in such gardens and arboretums. | |
| Habitat | Jones Knob meadow trail (Macon Co.), Starmount Forest, Greensboro (Guilford Co.), roadside (Lenoir County). In its native range, it is a species of wet pitcher-plant seepages and diverse pine savannas. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting June-August. | |
| Identification | Stokes's Aster has no close relatives; it is a spectacular wildflower, native in states not too far south of NC. The stems grow 1-2 feet tall; the lower leaves are long-stalked while the upper leaves are sessile. The leaf blades are lance-shaped, the upper with a few slender teeth basally. The terminal head is large, 2-2.5 inches across, the rays and disks various shades of blue, lavender, and white. | |
| Taxonomic Comments | There is only one species in the genus Stokesia.
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | G4 | |
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| USACE-agcp | FAC link |
| USACE-emp | FAC link |
