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Smooth White Aster

Symphyotrichum porteri

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colorado.January 26, February 20, March 28, April 55, May 83, June 50, July 47, August 97, September 60, October 36, November 23, December 22.
Colorado553
United States501
Wyoming16
New Mexico13
Texas13

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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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