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

       
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Line Drawing 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. Usage Requirements.
 
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Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom

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

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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)
 

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

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 90 species in Symphyotrichum or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
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
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) 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 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. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

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. 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.
N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom

Aster pilosus [=SYPIP3]:

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

View species account, photographs, 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 522234.

 
 
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