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Eastern Silver Aster

Symphyotrichum concolor

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 12, February 14, March 13, April 21, May 21, June 13, July 10, August 10, September 12, October 40, November 9, December 11.
United States1,444
North Carolina158
Mississippi150
Alabama149
Georgia136
South Carolina113
Louisiana72
Virginia57
Maryland47
District of Columbia34

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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Practise Eastern Silver Aster with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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