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Symphyotrichum cordifolium
heart-leaved aster
Blue Ridge Parkway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Symphyotrichum cordifolium (L.) G.L. Nesom
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		heart-leaved aster
Park Synonyms:		Aster cordifolius

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: SNR; VA: S4
Evidence:		1 Observations, 4 Vouchers, 8 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Antietam National Battlefield
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Bluestone National Scenic River	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Buffalo National River	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Congaree National Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
First State National Historical Park	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Monocacy National Battlefield	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Rock Creek Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore


Last Modified Date:	8/20/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/30/2025 10:47:10 PM

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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