title: Symphyotrichum fontinale
text: # Symphyotrichum fontinale
  
  Symphyotrichum fontinale is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae endemic to Florida and a small area of southwest Georgia. Commonly known as Florida water aster and Florida water American-aster, it is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach 30–90 centimeters (1–3 feet) in height.
  
  ## Distribution and habitat
  
  Symphyotrichum fontinale grows at elevations between 0 and 50 m (0 and 160 ft) in wetlands, including marshes, sandhills, hammocks, flood plains, and rocky bluffs along streams, in scattered counties of Florida and southwest Georgia.
  
  ## Conservation
  
  NatureServe lists it as Vulnerable (G3) worldwide.
  
  ## Citations
  
  * 1 2 3 NatureServe 2021.
  * 1 2 POWO 2019.
  * 1 2 GBIF.org 2021.
  * 1 2 SERNEC 2021.
  * 1 2 3 Semple 2019.
  * 1 2 3 Brouillet et al. 2006.
  