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Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) Nesom var. pilosum
hairy white oldfield aster
Symbol: SYPIP3
Group: Dicot
Family: Asteraceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Plant Synonyms:
SYPIP3 Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) Nesom var. pilosum
 

ASERP4

Aster ericoides L. var. platyphyllus Torr. & Gray
 

ASERV

Aster ericoides L. var. villosus (Michx.) Torr. & Gray
 

ASJU3

Aster juniperinus Burgess
 

ASPI2

Aster pilosus Willd.
 

ASPIP7

Aster pilosus Willd. var. platyphyllus (Torr. & Gray) Blake
 

ASRA10

Aster ramosissimus auct. non P. Mill.
 

ASVI15

Aster villosus Michx.
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State Distributional Map for SYPIP3
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Plant Distribution by State

Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) Nesom var. pilosum

SYPIP3

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Kentucky distribution information Missouri distribution information Tennessee distribution information linked offsite at Univerity of Tennessee Herbarium Arkansas distribution information West Virginia distribution information Wisconsin distribution information linked offsite at University of Wisconsin Madison
Related Taxa:
Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) Nesom var. pilosum

View 440 genera in Asteraceae, 84 species in Symphyotrichum, 2 varieties in Symphyotrichum pilosum

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Classification:
Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) Nesom var. pilosum

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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.) Nesom – hairy white oldfield aster
                                  Variety Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) Nesom var. pilosum – hairy white oldfield aster

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Invasive Information:
Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) Nesom var. pilosum
    Aster pilosus Willd.
        white heath aster
The synonym italicized and indented above is listed as invasive weeds by 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 invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants 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.. 278pp.
 
N'EAST   Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.. 397pp.
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:*
Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) Nesom var. pilosum
ASPI2: Aster pilosus Willd.
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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Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) Nesom var. pilosum

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 566340.
View 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account or photographs from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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