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Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum
rice button aster
Big Thicket National Preserve
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum (L.) G.L. Nesom
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Asterales, Family Asteraceae, Genus Symphyotrichum, Species Symphyotrichum dumosum


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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5T3T5
NatureServe State Rank:		TX: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 8 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Congaree National Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Indiana Dunes National Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Piscataway Park
Rock Creek Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Shiloh National Military Park	Stones River National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	8/1/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 12/5/2025 11:07:17 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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