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Symphyotrichum laeve

(L.) A.& D. Löve

Smooth Blue Aster

G5Secure Found in 38 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.151439
Element CodePDASTE80Y0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusSymphyotrichum
Synonyms
Aster laevisL.
Other Common Names
Aster lisse (FR) Smooth Blue American-aster (EN) smooth blue aster (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-16
Change Date1988-05-02
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
MarylandSNRYes
WyomingS3Yes
KentuckySNRYes
GeorgiaS3Yes
OklahomaSHYes
WashingtonSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
NevadaS1Yes
ConnecticutSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
New HampshireSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
MissouriSNRYes
DelawareS1Yes
MississippiS4Yes
OhioSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
IowaS4Yes
MontanaS5Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
New MexicoS5Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
West VirginiaS3Yes
UtahS1Yes
VermontS2Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickSNANo
British ColumbiaS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
ManitobaS5Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
QuebecSNANo
SaskatchewanS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (38)
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
Comanche Peak Adjacent AreaArapaho & Roosevelt NFs44,158
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
HoodooNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest153,868
Michigan (1)
AreaForestAcres
FibreHiawatha National Forest7,432
Missouri (1)
AreaForestAcres
Spring Creek Rare II Study AreaMark Twain National Forest4,899
Montana (3)
AreaForestAcres
Buckhorn Ridge (MT)Kootenai National Forest34,716
Lebeau RA 1507Flathead National Forest5,450
Red Lodge Creek HellroaringCuster National Forest17,210
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
New Mexico (12)
AreaForestAcres
GallinasSanta Fe National Forest13,208
Guaje CanyonSanta Fe National Forest6,104
Holy GhostSanta Fe National Forest2,352
Jacks CreekSanta Fe National Forest740
McClure ReservoirSanta Fe National Forest375
Nichols ReservoirSanta Fe National Forest1,518
PecosCarson National Forest13,436
Pecos WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest5,396
RendijaSanta Fe National Forest2,176
South Guadalupe MountainsLincoln National Forest20,930
Virgin CanyonSanta Fe National Forest6,068
West Face Sacramento MountainsLincoln National Forest41,176
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
BuckhornWallowa-Whitman National Forest17,180
Utah (13)
AreaForestAcres
0401001Ashley National Forest11,705
0401024Ashley National Forest12,882
418008Uinta National Forest9,367
418009Uinta National Forest18,064
418015Uinta National Forest17,289
418026Uinta National Forest14,038
418027Uinta National Forest13,884
418028Uinta National Forest34,002
418040Uinta National Forest1,702
Mt. Logan NorthWasatch-Cache National Forest18,930
Mt. NaomiWasatch-Cache National Forest41,922
Right Hand Fork LoganWasatch-Cache National Forest15,023
Temple PeakWasatch-Cache National Forest24,081
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Salmo - Priest BColville National Forest11,869
Wyoming (3)
AreaForestAcres
French CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest5,928
Libby FlatsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest11,107
Snowy RangeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest29,660
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 20. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 7: Asteraceae, part 2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 666 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.