PLANTS Profile for Symphyotrichum chilense var. chilense (Pacific aster)

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

Symbol:

SYCHC

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Symphyotrichum chilense (Nees) G.L. Nesom var. chilense

Aster chilensis

William & Wilma Follette. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Symphyotrichum chilense (Nees) G.L. Nesom var. chilense

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Synonyms:
Symphyotrichum chilense (Nees) G.L. Nesom var. chilense

ASCH2

Aster chilensis Nees

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


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

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

View 478 genera in Asteraceae, 90 species in Symphyotrichum, 3 varieties in Symphyotrichum chilense (Nees) G.L. Nesom

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

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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
Variety	Symphyotrichum chilense (Nees) G.L. Nesom var. chilense – 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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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 var. chilense

Aster chilensis:

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 var. chilense

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 566327.

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 photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

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