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

   
Symbol: SYPI2
Group: Dicot
Family: Asteraceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status:  
L48    N
CAN    N



Photograph of Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom
USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Provided by NRCS National Wetland Team, Fort Worth, TX.
 
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Distribution by State:
Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom

Distributional Map for Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom
Distribution Map Legend

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

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV

 

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

477 genera in Asteraceae, 90 species in Symphyotrichum
Distribution of Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom var. pilosum. . Image Available.
Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pilosum
hairy white oldfield aster
Distribution of Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom var. pringlei (A. Gray) G.L. Nesom. . Image Available.
Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pringlei
Pringle's aster
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Classification:
Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom

     
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
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.

New York:
Aster pilosus var. pringlei [=SYPIP2]
heath aster Threatened
 

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

Aster pilosus [=SYPIP3]
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.

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

Aster pilosus [=SYPIP3]:
 

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 522234.

 

 

 

 
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