This introduced groundcover is commonly known as wild aster.
Symphyotrichum subulatum is described as a "dicot" in the Asteraceae family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is not classified as it is not native to Queensland. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Previously known as Aster subulatus (Queensland Flora Census 2016).
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.
Reported at 8 Fraser Coast localities: Burrum Heads, Duckinwilla, Dundowran Beach, Maryborough, Point Vernon, River Heads, Talegalla Weir, Toogoom.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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