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NPSpecies-1.9.3.24963-20240824-030002

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Scientific Name
Symphyotrichum retroflexum
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Symphyotrichum retroflexum (Lindl. ex DC.) G.L. Nesom
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Rigid Whitetop Aster
Park Synonyms
Aster retroflexus, Aster curtisii
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderAsteranae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusSymphyotrichum
SpeciesSymphyotrichum retroflexum
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Elevation Range Tags
  • Wide Range
Life form Tags
  • Perennial Herb
Park Rank Tags
  • Park common
Taxa Group Tags
  • Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory Tags
  • Dicot
Bloom Time Tags
  • August
  • September
  • October
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
41
References
4
Vouchers
17
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BLA - I&M Office
Created Date
5/26/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
skennedy@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
10/31/2019 8:13:17 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: The follwing are additional fields from one of the sources for this ParkCode/TSN combination: State-County Code = 37075 ATBI Sensitivity = Public, Park Species Data Source: Plant list compiled by BONAP from its County Database, and converted to NPSpecies by I&M Office.
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Blue Ridge Parkway (BLRI)
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CHAT)
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