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Symphyotrichum pilosum

Asteraceae tribe Astereae

hairy aster

Symphyotrichum pilosum

Asteraceae tribe Astereae
Flowering time August-October
Habitat River cobbles, gravel, disturbed ground, and railroads.
Distribution
Occurring in scattered locations east of the Cascades crest in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to Washington, otherwise native from the U.S. Great Plains east to the Atlantic Coast.
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Origin Introduced from central and eastern North America
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
S. ×amethystinum, S. ascendens, S. boreale, S. bracteolatum, S. campestre, S. chilense, S. ciliatum, S. ×columbianum, S. ericoides, S. foliaceum, S. frondosum, S. hallii, S. jessicae, S. laeve, S. lanceolatum, S. novae-angliae, S. spathulatum, S. subspicatum
Subordinate taxa
S. pilosum var. pilosum
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