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Small White Aster

Symphyotrichum racemosum

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Virginia.January 23, February 24, March 27, April 44, May 57, June 28, July 23, August 22, September 27, October 39, November 20, December 21.
United States3,260
Virginia1,120
Maryland755
Massachusetts726
New Jersey624
New York482
Georgia461
Connecticut313
Delaware270
District of Columbia203

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
  • Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.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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