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silky aster

Symphyotrichum sericeum

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 35, February 36, March 58, April 113, May 216, June 101, July 76, August 69, September 73, October 59, November 37, December 33.
United States2,476
Canada952
Ontario908
Wisconsin559
Michigan510
Minnesota427
Illinois273
Missouri122
Kansas120
South Dakota115

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 silky 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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