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Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum
Rice Button Aster
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
			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):		Rice Button Aster
Park Synonyms:		Aster dumosus, Symphyotrichum dumosum

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


Park Tags:
Elevation Range - Low
Life form - Perennial Herb
Taxa Group - Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory - Dicot
Evidence Sensitivity - Not Sensitive
Wetland Status - Facultative
Bloom Time - August
Bloom Time - September
Bloom Time - October


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5T3T5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: S5; TN: SNR
Evidence:		41 Observations, 4 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Big Thicket National Preserve	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
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:	10/31/2019

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 12/5/2025 3:33:19 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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