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manyray aster

Symphyotrichum anomalum

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Missouri.January 25, February 29, March 36, April 65, May 84, June 35, July 30, August 30, September 97, October 40, November 24, December 24.
United States1,145
Missouri424
Arkansas335
Illinois226
Texas119
Kentucky48
Kansas27
Oklahoma14
Indiana1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
GenusAmerican asters · Symphyotrichum

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