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Pacific Aster

Symphyotrichum chilense

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 216, February 187, March 195, April 242, May 235, June 216, July 176, August 271, September 431, October 387, November 251, December 193.
California8,145
United States2,791
Canada181
British Columbia181
Oregon175
Washington167
Utah43
Nevada11
Idaho7
Colorado2

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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