PLANTS Profile for Symphyotrichum ciliatum (rayless alkali aster)

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Symphyotrichum ciliatum (Ledeb.) G.L. Nesom
rayless alkali aster

Symbol:

SYCI2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Symphyotrichum ciliatum (Ledeb.) G.L. Nesom

Brachyactis angusta

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 434. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Symphyotrichum ciliatum (Ledeb.) G.L. Nesom

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Synonyms:
Symphyotrichum ciliatum (Ledeb.) G.L. Nesom

	ASBR3	Aster brachyactis S.F. Blake
	BRAN4	Brachyactis angusta (Lindl.) Britton
	BRCI6	Brachyactis ciliata (Ledeb.) Ledeb.
	BRCIA	Brachyactis ciliata (Ledeb.) Ledeb. ssp. angusta (Lindl.) A.G. Jones
	TRAN7	Tripolium angustum Lindl.

Distribution:
Symphyotrichum ciliatum (Ledeb.) G.L. Nesom


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USA (AK, CO, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Symphyotrichum ciliatum (Ledeb.) G.L. Nesom

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 90 species in Symphyotrichum

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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

Aster brachyactis:

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

FAC,FACW

FAC

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Symphyotrichum ciliatum (Ledeb.) 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 522190.

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

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

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