PLANTS Profile for Symphyotrichum laeve (smooth blue aster)

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PLANTS Profile

Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve
smooth blue aster

Symbol:

SYLA3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

More Information:

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Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve

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Distribution:
Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, ON, QC, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 90 species in Symphyotrichum or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum
smooth blue aster

Symphyotrichum laeve var. geyeri
Geyer's aster

Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve
smooth blue aster

Symphyotrichum laeve var. purpuratum
smooth blue aster

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


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 laeve (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve – smooth blue aster

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve

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. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maryland:
Aster concinnus [=SYLAC]
Steele's aster		Endangered, Extirpated
New York:
Aster laevis var. concinnus [=SYLAC]
smooth blue aster		Endangered
Rhode Island:
Aster laevis [=SYLAL3]
smooth blue aster		Special Concern

More Accounts and Images:
Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve

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 522218.

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

View 3 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

Time Generated: 09/21/2008 08:39 AM MDT