Characteristics
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom var. lanceolatum
lance-leaved aster
Floodplain forests and thickets, successional fields, wet forests, swamps, stream banks, roadsides, and ditches. A vigorous spreader this species is quite weedy and has long rhizomes that can form large clonal patches. It grows in a variety of habitats from dry to wet and from open to shaded.
Forb/herb
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
FACW (NWPL EMP)
FACW (NWPL NCNE)
S5 (State Rank)
G5TNR (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Asterales
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom var. lanceolatum - lance-leaved aster
Citation
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom var. lanceolatum
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Species Distribution Map
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