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Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) G.L. Nesom
willowleaf aster

       
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Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) G.L. Nesom

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Distribution:
Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) G.L. Nesom

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USA (AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) 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 praealtum (Poir.) G.L. Nesom var. angustior (Wiegand) G.L. Nesom. .
Symphyotrichum praealtum var. angustior
willowleaf aster
Distribution of Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) G.L. Nesom var. nebraskense (Britton) G.L. Nesom. . Image Available.
Symphyotrichum praealtum var. nebraskense
Nebraska aster
Distribution of Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) G.L. Nesom var. praealtum. . Image Available.
Symphyotrichum praealtum var. praealtum
willowleaf aster
Distribution of Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) G.L. Nesom var. subasperum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom. .
Symphyotrichum praealtum var. subasperum
willowleaf aster
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) 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 praealtum (Poir.) G.L. Nesom – willowleaf aster
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) 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 Jersey:
Aster praealtus [=SYPRP]
willow-leaf aster              Endangered
Tennessee:
Aster praealtus [=SYPRP]
willow aster              Endangered
 

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 praealtum (Poir.) G.L. Nesom

Aster caerulescens [=SYPRP]:

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
OBL NO NO NO NO NI NI OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO

Aster praealtus [=SYPRP]:

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
FACW-,FACW FACW FACW- FACW NO FACW FACW- FACW- NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) 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 522237.

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

 
 
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