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barrens silky aster

Symphyotrichum pratense

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 27, February 26, March 29, April 56, May 34, June 17, July 15, August 15, September 26, October 79, November 73, December 25.
United States469
Texas306
Mississippi32
Louisiana28
Kentucky24
Alabama21
Arkansas19
Tennessee18
Indiana15
Oklahoma4

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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