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Symphyotrichum ericoides (L.) G.L. Nesom var. ericoides
white heath aster

       
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Aster ericoides

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Symphyotrichum ericoides (L.) G.L. Nesom var. ericoides

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Synonyms:
Symphyotrichum ericoides (L.) G.L. Nesom var. ericoides

  ASER3 Aster ericoides L.  
  ASERP Aster ericoides L. var. prostratus (Kuntze) S.F. Blake  
  ASEX6 Aster exiguus (Fernald) Rydb.  
  ASMU5 Aster multiflorus Aiton  
  ASMUE Aster multiflorus Aiton var. exiguus Fernald  
  ASMUP Aster multiflorus Aiton var. prostratus Kuntze  
  ASPO7 Aster polycephalus Rydb.  
  LAER3 Lasallea ericoides (L.) Semple & L. Brouillet  
  SYERP Symphyotrichum ericoides (L.) G.L. Nesom var. prostratum (Kuntze) G.L. Nesom   white heath aster
  VIER4 Virgulus ericoides (L.) Reveal & Keener  
 

Distribution:
Symphyotrichum ericoides (L.) G.L. Nesom var. ericoides

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (MB, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Symphyotrichum ericoides (L.) G.L. Nesom var. ericoides

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 90 species in Symphyotrichum, 3 varieties in Symphyotrichum ericoides (L.) G.L. Nesom
 

Classification:
Symphyotrichum ericoides (L.) G.L. Nesom var. ericoides

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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 ericoides (L.) G.L. Nesom – white heath aster
Variety Symphyotrichum ericoides (L.) G.L. Nesom var. ericoides – white heath aster
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Symphyotrichum ericoides (L.) G.L. Nesom var. ericoides

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Tennessee:
Aster ericoides
white heath aster              Threatened
 

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

Aster ericoides
heath aster
white aster
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.

NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
 

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

Aster ericoides:

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,FACU FACU UPL FACU- FACU FACU FACU- FACU NI UPL NO NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Symphyotrichum ericoides (L.) G.L. Nesom var. ericoides

Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock.

 

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 566330.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

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

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

 

Related Web Sites:
Symphyotrichum ericoides (L.) G.L. Nesom var. ericoides

IL-Weeds of the North Central States

 
 
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