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Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom var. pilosum
hairy white oldfield aster

       
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Photo of Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom var. pilosum
Aster pilosus

Jennifer Anderson. United States, IA, Scott Co., Davenport, Nahant Marsh. 2001. Usage Requirements.
 
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Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom var. pilosum

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Synonyms:
Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom var. pilosum

  ASERP4 Aster ericoides sensu Aiton var. platyphyllus Torr. & A. Gray
  ASERV Aster ericoides sensu Aiton var. villosus (Michx.) Torr. & A. Gray
  ASJU3 Aster juniperinus Burgess
  ASPI2 Aster pilosus Willd.
  ASPIP7 Aster pilosus Willd. var. platyphyllus (Torr. & A. Gray) S.F. Blake
  ASRA10 Aster ramosissimus auct. non Mill.
  ASVI15 Aster villosus Michx.
 

Distribution:
Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom var. pilosum

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (BC, NB, NS, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom var. pilosum

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 90 species in Symphyotrichum, 2 varieties in Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom
 

Classification:
Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom var. pilosum

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Symphyotrichum Nees – aster
Species Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom – hairy white oldfield aster
Variety Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom var. pilosum – hairy white oldfield aster
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom var. pilosum

Aster pilosus
white heath aster

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

KY        Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. 278pp.
N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom var. pilosum

Aster pilosus:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FAC- UPL FAC- FACU+ UPL FACU FACU NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom var. pilosum

Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom var. pilosum

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 566340.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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