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Symphyotrichum subulatum

Symphyotrichum ericoides

heath-leaved aster, tufted white prairie aster
Habit Fibrous-rooted perennial from a crown or rhizomes, the stems clustered, 3-20 dm. tall; herbage rough with usually spreading hairs.
Leaves

Leaves opposite, numerous, firm, linear, often spine-tipped, up to 7 cm. long and 5 mm. wide.
Flowers

Heads numerous, small, the disk only 4-8 mm. wide, somewhat one-sided on the ascending branches;

involucre 4-6 mm. high, its bracts imbricate, the outer with green tips, obtuse or rounded, spine-tipped;

rays white, 15-25, 3-8 mm. long.
Fruits

Achene

Symphyotrichum subulatum

Symphyotrichum ericoides
Flowering time July-September
Habitat Open, wet or dry places in the valleys and plains; tolerant of alkali.
Distribution
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Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to Oregon, east to the Rocky Mountains, and further east across Canada and most of North America to the Atlantic Coast.
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Origin Native
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. pilosum, S. spathulatum, S. subspicatum
S. ×amethystinum, S. ascendens, S. boreale, S. bracteolatum, S. campestre, S. chilense, S. ciliatum, S. ×columbianum, S. foliaceum, S. frondosum, S. hallii, S. jessicae, S. laeve, S. lanceolatum, S. novae-angliae, S. pilosum, S. spathulatum, S. subspicatum
Subordinate taxa
S. ericoides var. pansum
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