PLANTS Profile for Symphyotrichum racemosum (smooth white oldfield aster)

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PLANTS Profile

Symphyotrichum racemosum (Elliot) G.L. Nesom
smooth white oldfield aster

Symbol:

SYRA5

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		I

More Information:

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Symphyotrichum racemosum (Elliot) G.L. Nesom

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Synonyms:
Symphyotrichum racemosum (Elliot) G.L. Nesom

	ASBR10	Aster brachypholis Small, nom. inq.
	ASFR2	Aster fragilis auct. non Willd., nom. inq.
	ASFRB	Aster fragilis Willd. var. brachypholis (Small) A.G. Jones, nom. inq.
	ASFRS	Aster fragilis Willd. var. subdumosus (Wiegand) A.G. Jones, nom. inq.
	ASRA7	Aster racemosus Elliot
	ASVI5	Aster vimineus auct. non Lam., nom. inq.
	ASVIS	Aster vimineus Lam. var. subdumosus Wiegand, nom. inq.
	SYRAS	Symphyotrichum racemosum (Elliot) G.L. Nesom var. subdumosum (Wiegand) G.L. Nesom, nom. inq.

Distribution:
Symphyotrichum racemosum (Elliot) G.L. Nesom


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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, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, ON)

Related Taxa:
Symphyotrichum racemosum (Elliot) G.L. Nesom

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 90 species in Symphyotrichum

Classification:
Symphyotrichum racemosum (Elliot) G.L. Nesom

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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 racemosum (Elliot) G.L. Nesom – smooth white oldfield aster

Introduced Information:
Symphyotrichum racemosum (Elliot) G.L. Nesom

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Symphyotrichum racemosum (Elliot) G.L. Nesom

Aster racemosus:

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

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Reg. H

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More Accounts and Images:
Symphyotrichum racemosum (Elliot) G.L. Nesom

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 522242.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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

Time Generated: 10/07/2008 10:55 AM MDT