Plants Profile for Symphyotrichum concolor (eastern silver aster)

General Information
Symbol:	SYCO3
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Asteraceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	L48 N
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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements.

©Jim Stasz. United States, MD. Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 423. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
ASCO2	Aster concolor L.
ASCOS2	Aster concolor L. var. simulatus (Small) R.W. Long
ASPL7	Aster plumosus Small
ASSI10	Aster simulatus Small
LACO9	Lasallea concolor (L.) Semple & L. Brouillet
VICO15	Virgulus concolor (L.) Reveal & Keener

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae – Aster family
Genus	Symphyotrichum Nees – aster
Species	Symphyotrichum concolor (L.) G.L. Nesom – eastern silver aster

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is 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.
Kentucky Aster concolor eastern silvery aster Threatened
Maryland Aster concolor silvery aster Endangered
Massachusetts eastern silvery aster Endangered
New York Aster concolor silvery aster Endangered
Rhode Island Aster concolor eastern silvery aster Historical

Wetland Status

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