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Symphyotrichum pilosum

(Willd.) Nesom

White Heath Aster

G5Secure Found in 12 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155420
Element CodePDASTE8130
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusSymphyotrichum
Synonyms
Aster pilosusWilld.
Other Common Names
hairy white oldfield aster (EN) Hairy White Oldfield Aster (EN) White Oldfield American-aster (EN) White Old Field 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.
Taxonomic Comments
In the Kartesz (1999) treatment, this species is more-or-less synonymous with Aster pilosus as accepted in Kartesz's 1994 checklist except that plants of the southeastern U.S. called A. pilosus var. priceae are now treated as a distinct species (Symphyotrichum priceae).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-13
Change Date1984-12-07
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
VirginiaS5Yes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
VermontS4Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
IndianaS5Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
IowaS5Yes
TexasSNRYes
MississippiS5Yes
KansasSNRYes
GeorgiaS5Yes
NebraskaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
North CarolinaS5Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
West VirginiaS5Yes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
New HampshireSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Prince Edward IslandSNANo
British ColumbiaSNANo
OntarioS5Yes
QuebecSNRYes
New BrunswickSNANo
Nova ScotiaSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (12)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Blue MountainTalladega National Forest4,986
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pedestal RocksOzark-St. Francis National Forest21,957
Georgia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Catfish Lake NorthCroatan National Forest11,299
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Tracy RidgeAllegheny National Forest9,034
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Flint Mill GapCherokee National Forest9,494
Virginia (4)
AreaForestAcres
Gum RunGeorge Washington National Forest12,620
Peters Mountain Addition A (VA)Jefferson National Forest1,268
SkidmoreGeorge Washington National Forest5,641
The PriestGeorge Washington National Forest5,737
West Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Dry River (WV)George Washington National Forest7,331
Peters Mountain Addition A (WV)Jefferson National Forest343
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.