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Walter's Aster

Symphyotrichum walteri

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) rheophytic, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Carolina.January 16, February 18, March 17, April 23, May 20, June 12, July 10, August 10, September 13, October 14, November 35, December 22.
United States596
South Carolina262
North Carolina159
Georgia36
Illinois2
Alabama1
Oklahoma1
Mississippi1
Louisiana1

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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