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Aster pilosus
white heath aster, white oldfield aster
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Aster pilosus Willd.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
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Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Asterales, Family Asteraceae, Genus Symphyotrichum, Species Aster pilosus


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Evidence:		0 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 14 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Assateague Island National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Fire Island National Seashore	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Carver National Monument
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Moores Creek National Battlefield	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vicksburg National Military Park
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	2/5/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 12/22/2025 3:21:32 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.

This information is provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org) and its network of natural heritage member programs, a leading source of information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems.


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