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Ontario Aster

Symphyotrichum ontarionis

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 21, February 22, March 34, April 68, May 130, June 61, July 46, August 41, September 44, October 36, November 22, December 20.
United States1,280
Canada715
Ontario544
Minnesota198
Quebec171
Michigan170
Missouri127
Illinois120
Wisconsin119
Kentucky88

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

Sources

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Practise Ontario 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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