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wavy-leaf aster

Symphyotrichum undulatum

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Virginia.January 34, February 37, March 40, April 66, May 86, June 42, July 34, August 33, September 40, October 37, November 31, December 31.
United States4,203
Virginia512
New York510
Maryland461
Pennsylvania318
Massachusetts272
North Carolina236
New Jersey228
District of Columbia210
Tennessee167

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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