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Symphyotrichum subulatum

Symphyotrichum lanceolatum

marsh aster, western willow aster

Symphyotrichum subulatum

Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
Flowering time July-September
Habitat Moist meadows, sometimes where saline, shores, and open forest at low to middle elevations.
Distribution
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east across 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. ericoides, S. foliaceum, S. frondosum, S. hallii, S. jessicae, S. laeve, S. novae-angliae, S. pilosum, S. spathulatum, S. subspicatum
Subordinate taxa
S. lanceolatum var. hesperium
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