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smooth blue aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alberta.January 55, February 52, March 82, April 174, May 348, June 280, July 443, August 718, September 326, October 93, November 56, December 52.
United States8,886
Canada6,828
Alberta3,005
Ontario1,865
Illinois1,269
New York1,256
Colorado1,176
Minnesota1,173
Wisconsin1,155
British Columbia1,066

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • 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

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

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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