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Douglas' Aster

Symphyotrichum subspicatum

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Oregon.January 42, February 39, March 46, April 65, May 89, June 66, July 48, August 58, September 45, October 40, November 35, December 39.
United States1,675
Oregon926
Washington799
Canada479
British Columbia390
Alaska330
California148
Ontario40
Nunavut29
Idaho16

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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Practise Douglas' 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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