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Symphyotrichum pilosum
frost aster
Shenandoah National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		frost aster
Park Synonyms:		Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pringlei, Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pilosum

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


Park Tags:
Habitat - Meadow
Habitat - Rock outcrop
Life Form - Herb


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		VA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Anacostia Park	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Blue Ridge Parkway	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Great Falls Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Mammoth Cave National Park
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Piscataway Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial


Last Modified Date:	10/22/2024

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/2/2025 12:19:58 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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