Species: Symphyotrichum boreale
Boreal Aster
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in length, around a yellow disk which turns purplish brown with age. The flattened fruits have one rib on each side and are sparsely hairy.
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Symphyotrichum
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Boreal American-aster - Northern Bog Aster - Rush Aster - aster boréal - northern bog aster
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Aster Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Asterales - Asteraceae - Symphyotrichum
Ecology and Life History
in length, around a yellow disk which turns purplish brown with age. The flattened fruits have one rib on each side and are sparsely hairy.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1988-12-15
Global Status Last Changed
1988-12-15
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
A northern species that ranges south to New Jersey, West Virginia, Illinois, Iowa, Colorado, Idaho, and Washington.