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Drummond's aster

Symphyotrichum drummondii

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 173, February 166, March 188, April 358, May 219, June 106, July 96, August 99, September 117, October 357, November 329, December 158.
Texas5,702
United States4,633
Illinois1,446
Wisconsin471
Missouri460
Oklahoma439
Canada385
Ontario385
Michigan299
Arkansas278

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

Sources

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Practise Drummond's 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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