Sericocarpus tortifolius

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Species Distribution Map
Family:ASTERACEAE
Species:Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
Common Name:Dixie Whitetop Aster; Twisted Whitetop Aster
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Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:SETO7
Plant Notes:Twisted Whitetop Aster is a native perennial in the Sunflower family (Asteraceae). It is native to the southern two-thirds of Alabama, but is most common in the Coastal Plain. Twisted Whitetop Aster occurs in Longleaf pinelands, in scrub oak woods, and in dry or rocky hardwood or pine forests. It is a perennial with a short woody rhizome or caudex. Stems are from 1-3 feet in height and pubescent. Basal and lower cauline leaves are absent at flowering. Stem leaves are alternate, sessile, obovate in outline, with entire margins. The leaves are pubescent with short white hairs and resinous. Leaves are “twisted” (tortuous) and often have axillary fascicles of small leaves. Flowers are produced in heads. The heads are arranged in corymbs. Each head has 2-5 white ray flowers and 6-11 white disc flowers. The fruit is an achene. Twisted Whitetop Aster is an attractive late-flowering species. It is very drought tolerant. Unfortunately, it is rarely available from native plant nurseries. Plants can be grown from seed. Fresh seed should be dried and stored in the refrigerator for 1-2 months before planting. Seed should be only lightly covered with soil. For many years, this plant was placed in the genus Aster and went by the name Aster tortifolius Michaux. DNA evidence however demonstrated that the Whitetop Asters were in fact more closely related to the Goldenrods (Solidago sp.). The pappus on the fruit is triple, a characteristic shared with some Goldenrods.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyASTERACEAE - Aster family
Genus Sericocarpus
Species Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees - Dixie Whitetop Aster; Twisted Whitetop Aster

Citation

Citation Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees, Gen. Sp. Aster. 151. 1832.
Basionym: Aster tortifolius Michx. 1803.
Type: USA: SOUTH CAROLINA: Without data, Michaux s.n. (holotype: P; isotype: P).

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Aster collinsii Aster collinsii Nuttall, J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 7: 82. 1834. FLORIDA: Without data, Ware s.n. (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by S. F. Blake, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 51: 515. 1916.
Aster tortifolius Aster tortifolius Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 109. 1803. SOUTH CAROLINA: Without data, Michaux s.n. (holotype: P; isotype: P).
Aster bifoliatus Aster bifoliatus (Porter) Ahles, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 80: 173. 1964.Sericocarpus bifoliatus Porter 1894. 
Sericocarpus acutisquamosus Sericocarpus acutisquamosus Small, Fl. S.E. U.S. 1206, 1339. 1903. FLORIDA: Columbia Co.: Lake City, 29-31 Aug 1895, Nash 2486 (holotype: NY).
Sericocarpus bifoliatus var. collinsii Sericocarpus bifoliatus Porter, var. collinsii (Nuttall) S. F. Blake, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 51: 515. 1916.Aster collinsii Nuttall 1834. 
Sericocarpus collinsii Sericocarpus collinsii (Nuttall) Nuttall, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., ser. 2. 7: 302. 1841.Aster collinsii Nuttall 1834. 
Sericocarpus tortifolius var. collinsii Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees von Esenbeck, var. collinsii (Nuttall) Torrey & A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 2: 103. 1841.Aster collinsii Nuttall 1834. 
Sericocarpus bifoliatus Sericocarpus bifoliatus Porter, in Porter & Britton, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 322. 1894. SOUTH CAROLINA

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Coffee, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia, Henry, Houston, Lee, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Shelby, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Washington, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1880 - 1957

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
JSU120244 Clarke 31 Oct 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18996		 JSU
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
UWAL0054378 Choctaw 31 Oct 2020 Keener, Brian R.
12103		 UWAL
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
AMAL00015204 Talladega 11 Oct 1978 Kral, Robert
62889		 AMAL
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
UNA00066584 Henry 14 Aug 1998 MacDonald, John R.
11751		 UNA
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
UNA00027489 Autauga 10 Jul 1880 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
SAMF0006020 Shelby 30 Sep 2010 Davenport, Lawrence J.
4523		 SAMF
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
UWAL0015233 Perry 29 Sep 2013 Keener, Brian R.
8190		 UWAL
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
TROY000020587 Escambia 19 Sep 2005 Kral, Robert
96887		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
UWAL0046364 Autauga 05 Oct 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1851		 UWAL
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
TROY000048823 Autauga 05 Oct 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1851		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
AUA000029385 Covington 21 Oct 2009 Hansen, Curtis J.
4504		 AUA
Sericocarpus Tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
UNA00027488 Lee 10 Oct 1896 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
TROY000015761 Covington 09 Nov 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
20426		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
UWAL0000965 Henry 07 Nov 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
20409		 UWAL
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
AMAL00016183 Montgomery 03 Oct 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14775		 AMAL
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
AMAL00024156 Coosa 07 Jul 2016 Soehren, Eric C.
358		 AMAL
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
TROY000001497 Crenshaw 31 Oct 2003 Sasser, Telenna
18		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
AUA000007247 Conecuh 5 Nov 1995 Diamond, Alvin R.
10099		 AUA
Sericocarpus Tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
AUA000024976 Escambia 15 Aug 2008 Hansen, Curtis J.
3471		 AUA
Sericocarpus Tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
TROY000033267 Barbour 27 Aug 2011 Dykes, Bailee
56		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
UWAL0000966 Sumter 27 Sep 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5467		 UWAL
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
TROY000002731 Covington 13 Oct 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15929		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
UWAL0000964 Escambia 19 Sep 2005 Kral, Robert
96887		 UWAL
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
UNA00027490 Tallapoosa _ Aug 1877 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
UNA00045125 Lee 18 Oct 1896 Earle, Franklin S.
s.n.		 UNA
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
AUA000024708 Covington 28 Oct 2008 Hansen, Curtis J.
3556		 AUA
Sericocarpus Tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
AUA000007248 Escambia 7 Oct 1963 Kral, Robert
33878		 AUA
Sericocarpus Tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
AMAL00003324 Washington 22 Oct 1969 Kral, Robert
38278		 AMAL
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
TROY000034382 Covington 18 Oct 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5646		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
TROY000002734 Lee 25 Oct 2003 Kral, Robert
94630		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
JSU120246 Monroe 1 Nov 1997 Whetstone, R. David
19091		 JSU
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
TROY000016233 Butler 12 Oct 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18511		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
TROY000002733 Escambia 03 Oct 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
17007		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
UWAL0000963 Escambia 16 Oct 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
20309		 UWAL
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
TROY000014689 Crenshaw 07 Sep 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19923		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
UNA00045555 Tuscaloosa 14 Aug 1957 Coffman, L.F.
s.n.		 UNA
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
AUA000007246 Bibb 30 Aug 2003 Haynes, Robert R.
10426		 AUA
Sericocarpus Tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
AUA000024724 Covington 28 Oct 2008 Hansen, Curtis J.
3576		 AUA
Sericocarpus Tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
AMAL00021279 Baldwin 10 Oct 2007 Barger, T. Wayne
Perd-184		 AMAL
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
AMAL00017980 Lee 25 Oct 2003 Kral, Robert
94630		 AMAL
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
TROY000001495 Coffee 10 Aug 2000 Martin, Brian H.
876		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
AUA000007251 Pike 16 Sep 1989 Diamond, Alvin R.
6372		 AUA
Sericocarpus Tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
TROY000041608 Houston 24 Aug 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25469		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
UWAL0014087 Bullock 12 Oct 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1366		 UWAL
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
TROY000001498 Covington 03 Sep 2001 Diamond, Alvin R.
12733		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
UWAL0000962 Covington 28 Oct 2008 Hansen, Curtis J.
3556		 UWAL
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
TROY000002732 Covington 17 Sep 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15777		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
UNA00069719 Covington 28 Oct 2008 Hansen, Curtis J.
3576		 UNA
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
UWAL0001009 Covington 25 Oct 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
20345		 UWAL
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
USAM000001731 Mobile 18 Sep 1967 LeLong, Michel G.
3796.2		 USAM
Aster bifoliatus (Porter) Ahles
UWAL0046721 Autauga 29 Sep 2016 Parker, Matthew R.
134		 UWAL
Seriocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
AMAL00008277 Bibb 30 Aug 2003 Haynes, Robert R.
10426		 AMAL
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
UNA00060601 Conecuh 19 Oct 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13720		 UNA
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
UWAL0043955 Baldwin 07 Oct 2001 Larsen, Harry S.
922		 UWAL
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
AUA000007249 Mobile 12 Dec 2002 Zebryk, Tad M.
8123		 AUA
Sericocarpus Tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
TROY000002758 Butler 14 Oct 1978 Kral, Robert
63038		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
UWAL0044947 Covington 24 Oct 2011 Hansen, Curtis J.
5297		 UWAL
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
TROY000034290 Sumter 27 Sep 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5467		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
JSU120245 Monroe 14 Oct 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12814		 JSU
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
UNA00045124 Lee 10 Oct 1896 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
ALNHS00002955 Covington 2 Oct 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1536		 ALNHS
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
AUA000026991 Baldwin 10 Oct 2007 Barger, T. Wayne
PERD-21		 AUA
Sericocarpus Tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
TROY000002736 Pike 05 Oct 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13711		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
AMAL00010773 Barbour 12 Oct 1978 Kral, Robert
62943		 AMAL
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
UNA00060446 Mobile 12 Dec 2002 Zebryk, Tad M.
8123		 UNA
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
TROY000030029 Covington 28 Oct 2008 Hansen, Curtis J.
3556		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
USAM000001775 Baldwin 22 Sep 1980 LeLong, Michel G.
11557		 USAM
Aster tortifolius Michaux
UWAL0048061 Coosa 28 Sep 2017 Soehren, Eric C.
518		 UWAL
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
UNA00053674 Tuscaloosa 23 Sep 1987 Gabrielson, Frederick C.
s.n.		 UNA
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
TROY000049581 Autauga 17 Apr 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1606		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
AUA000037859 Covington 24 Oct 2011 Hansen, Curtis J.
5297		 AUA
Sericocarpus Tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
TROY000016176 Perry 07 Aug 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14066		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
JSU120248 Shelby 12 Oct 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9436		 JSU
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
TROY000001496 Conecuh 21 Oct 1995 Diamond, Alvin R.
10068		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
AUA000007250 Montgomery 3 Oct 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14775		 AUA
Sericocarpus Tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
TROY000045608 Autauga 29 Sep 2016 Parker, Matthew R.
134		 TROY
Seriocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
AMAL00010755 Butler 14 Oct 1978 Kral, Robert
63038		 AMAL
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
TROY000037481 Bullock 12 Oct 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1366		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
TROY000016175 Bibb 30 Aug 2003 Haynes, Robert R.
10426		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
JSU120247 Monroe 1 Nov 1997 Whetstone, R. David
19091		 JSU
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
UNA00064416 Montgomery 03 Oct 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14775		 UNA
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
TROY000002735 Montgomery 03 Oct 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14775		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
TROY000048490 Autauga 17 Aug 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
1100		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
UWAL0000959 Butler 12 Nov 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
21115		 UWAL
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
TROY000019682 Henry 07 Nov 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
20409		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
UWAL0035775 Mobile 24 Jul 2016 Horne, Howard E.
3397		 UWAL
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
JSU120249 Tuscaloosa 16 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7199		 JSU
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
UWAL0000961 Covington 09 Nov 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
20426		 UWAL
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
AMAL00017085 Butler 04 Oct 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
20253		 AMAL
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
AMAL00003323 Clay 03 Oct 2002 Spaulding, Lesley M.
4512		 AMAL
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
TROY000001494 Conecuh 12 Sep 2001 Searcy, Darryl
s.n.		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
AUA000007199 Crenshaw 9 Oct 1988 Diamond, Alvin R.
5581		 AUA
Sericocarpus Tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
AUA000007252 Wilcox 10 Sep 1970 Moore, Harold D.
1120		 AUA
Sericocarpus Tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
TROY000002757 Barbour 12 Oct 1978 Kral, Robert
62943		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
UWAL0000960 Covington 18 Oct 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5646		 UWAL
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
TROY000015773 Covington 25 Oct 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
20345		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
JSU120250 Washington 13 Sep 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18407		 JSU
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
UNA00060352 Bibb 30 Aug 2003 Haynes, Robert R.
10426		 UNA
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
UNA00045126 Mobile _ Aug 1878 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees
TROY000016234 Escambia 18 Sep 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
20050		 TROY
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees
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