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Arrow-leaved Aster

Symphyotrichum urophyllum

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28 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 84, February 86, March 136, April 266, May 511, June 239, July 180, August 163, September 682, October 140, November 88, December 78.
United States2,822
Ontario2,464
Canada2,164
Wisconsin1,097
Michigan823
New York552
Minnesota547
Missouri174
Illinois133
Pennsylvania125

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 Arrow-leaved 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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