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late purple aster

Symphyotrichum patens

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alabama.January 18, February 19, March 20, April 35, May 25, June 16, July 13, August 13, September 19, October 69, November 14, December 15.
United States6,046
Alabama685
Texas661
Arkansas649
Tennessee619
Missouri485
North Carolina403
New York380
Illinois296
Kentucky246

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 late purple 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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