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sky blue aster

Symphyotrichum oolentangiense

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 53, February 55, March 86, April 169, May 325, June 152, July 114, August 104, September 109, October 89, November 56, December 50.
United States3,109
Canada1,366
Ontario1,361
Michigan669
Wisconsin541
Minnesota496
Missouri292
Illinois249
Kansas171
New York159

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • Subshrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a subshrub growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • 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 sky blue 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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