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§1 Plant

Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom var. pilosum

vernacular hairy white oldfield aster — variety · Asteraceae


USDA
SYPIP3
GBIF
4273851
Rank
variety
hairy white oldfield aster (Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pilosum)
Platephotograph · Michael J. PapayCC BY source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Duration
Perennial
Group
Dicot
Family
Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
Genus
Symphyotrichum
§2a

Native status, by region

  • CAN Canada Native
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b

County-level range

· 1,084 counties across 32 states/territories
Legend Native · 1084 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
Medium
Shade
Low
Moisture use
Medium
Fire
High
Salinity
None
Anaerobic
Medium
CaCO₃
Low
Hedging
None
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-33 °F minimum
Frost-free days
110 min.
Precipitation
28–50 in/yr
pH range
5.4–7
Root depth
10 in min.
Fertility need
Low
Soil texture
medium
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Rhizomatous
Growth rate
Moderate
Lifespan
Short
Mature height
3 ft
Foliage texture
Medium
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Porous
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
Purple
Fruit colour
Brown
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Late Summer
Seed abundance
Medium
Seed begins
Fall
Seed ends
Fall
Spread rate
Slow
Stratify
No
Seeds / lb
700,000
Propagation
seed, cuttings, bare root, container
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
No Known Source
Nursery stock
No
Browse palatability
Low
Graze palatability
Low
Palatable, human
No
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 1,084 counties across 32 states/territories.

Alabama view state ↗ 8 N
Arkansas view state ↗ 60 N
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N
Florida view state ↗ 11 N
Georgia view state ↗ 4 N
Illinois view state ↗ 102 N
Indiana view state ↗ 72 N
Iowa view state ↗ 11 N
Kansas view state ↗ 31 N
Kentucky view state ↗ 61 N
Louisiana view state ↗ 36 N
Massachusetts view state ↗ 7 N
Michigan view state ↗ 52 N
Minnesota view state ↗ 6 N
Mississippi view state ↗ 65 N
Missouri view state ↗ 95 N
Nebraska view state ↗ 7 N
New Jersey view state ↗ 16 N
New York view state ↗ 32 N
North Carolina view state ↗ 84 N
Ohio view state ↗ 77 N
Oklahoma view state ↗ 6 N
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 56 N
South Carolina view state ↗ 40 N
South Dakota view state ↗ 1 N
Tennessee view state ↗ 53 N
Texas view state ↗ 1 N
Vermont view state ↗ 1 N
Virginia view state ↗ 5 N
West Virginia view state ↗ 36 N
Wisconsin view state ↗ 46 N

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/SYPIP3 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/4273851 ↗

Record version

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