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Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum
rice button aster
Mammoth Cave National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum (L.) G.L. Nesom
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:		Aster dumosus var. dumosus, Aster cordidifolius, Aster dumosus, Aster dumosus var. coridifolius

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


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5T3T5
NatureServe State Rank:		KY: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 4 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
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
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:	10/15/2018

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 12/5/2025 8:28:37 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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