Species: Symphyotrichum boreale
Boreal Aster
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Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
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.
Source: Encyclopedia of Life
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Symphyotrichum
NatureServe
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.
Source: Encyclopedia of Life
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.