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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

(L.) Nesom

New England Aster

G5Secure Found in 20 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.141304
Element CodePDASTE8100
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusSymphyotrichum
Synonyms
Aster novae-angliaeL.Virgulus novae-angliae(L.) Reveal & Keener
Other Common Names
Aster de Nouvelle-Angleterre (FR) New England American-aster (EN) New England 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.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-13
Change Date1984-02-09
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Open, moist to wet, sandy or loamy, rich soils, fields, prairies, meadows, marshy ground, shrubby swamps, fens, shores, thickets, moist edges of woods, roadsides, and railroad rights-of-way (FNA 2006).
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS5Yes
New BrunswickSUYes
OntarioS5Yes
Nova ScotiaSNANo
ManitobaS4Yes
SaskatchewanS1Yes
Prince Edward IslandSNANo
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
WisconsinSNRYes
IndianaS4Yes
MaineSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
WyomingS1Yes
ColoradoS2Yes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
OklahomaSHYes
DelawareS4Yes
OhioSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
KansasS3Yes
New HampshireSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
GeorgiaS1Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
North CarolinaS3Yes
South CarolinaS1Yes
IowaS4Yes
New JerseyS4Yes
West VirginiaS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (20)
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Dismal CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest9,160
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bear CreekCaribou-Targhee National Forest118,582
New Hampshire (5)
AreaForestAcres
JobildunkWhite Mountain National Forest3,660
Mt. Wolf - Gordon PondWhite Mountain National Forest11,846
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
North Carolina (4)
AreaForestAcres
Chunky Gal (addition)Nantahala National Forest3,336
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
SnowbirdNantahala National Forest8,489
Tusquitee BaldNantahala National Forest13,670
Vermont (3)
AreaForestAcres
Bread LoafGreen Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,768
Griffith Lake 09084Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,833
Woodford 09086Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests2,456
Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Little RiverGeorge Washington National Forest27,292
Ramseys Draft AdditionGeorge Washington National Forest12,781
West Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Cranberry AdditionMonongahela National Forest11,123
Mcgowan MountainMonongahela National Forest10,504
Tea Creek MountainMonongahela National Forest8,295
Wisconsin (1)
AreaForestAcres
09154 - St. Peters DomeChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest4,002
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.