PLANTS Profile for Symphyotrichum chilense (Pacific aster)

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Symphyotrichum chilense (Nees) G.L. Nesom
Pacific aster

Symbol:

SYCH4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Symphyotrichum chilense (Nees) G.L. Nesom

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Distribution:
Symphyotrichum chilense (Nees) G.L. Nesom


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USA (CA, OR, WA), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Symphyotrichum chilense (Nees) G.L. Nesom

View 478 genera in Asteraceae, 90 species in Symphyotrichum or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Symphyotrichum chilense (Nees) G.L. Nesom var. chilense. . Image Available.

Symphyotrichum chilense var. chilense
Pacific aster

Distribution of Symphyotrichum chilense (Nees) G.L. Nesom var. invenustum (Greene) G.L. Nesom. .

Symphyotrichum chilense var. invenustum
Pacific aster

Distribution of Symphyotrichum chilense (Nees) G.L. Nesom var. medium (Jeps.) G.L. Nesom. .

Symphyotrichum chilense var. medium
Pacific aster

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Symphyotrichum chilense (Nees) G.L. Nesom

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Symphyotrichum Nees – aster
Species	Symphyotrichum chilense (Nees) G.L. Nesom – Pacific aster

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Symphyotrichum chilense (Nees) G.L. Nesom

Aster chilensis [=SYCHC]:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FACW-

FACW-

FACU

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Symphyotrichum chilense (Nees) G.L. Nesom

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 522189.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 01:56 PM CST