Summary
Place of publication:
Phytologia 77:289. 1995 ("1994")
Verified:
03/22/2012
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Chmielewski, J. G. & J. C. Semple. 2001. The biology of Canadian weeds. 114. Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) Nesom (Aster pilosus Willd.). Canad. J. Pl. Sci. 81:851-865.
- Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
- FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
- Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2 Note: = Aster pilosus
- Jones, A. G. 1992. Aster & Brachyactis (Asteraceae) in Oklahoma. Note: = Aster pilosus
- Nesom, G. L. 1994. Review of the taxonomy of Aster sensu lato (Asteraceae: Astereae), emphasizing the New World species. Phytologia 77:289.
- Picton, P. 1999. The gardener's guide to growing Asters. Note: = Aster pilosus
- Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas. Note: = Aster pilosus
- Semple, J. C. et al. 1996. The Asters of Ontario (Compositae: Astereae): Diplactis Raf., Oclemena E. L. Greene, Doellingeria Nees and Aster. Note: = Aster pilosus Willd.
- Strausbaugh, T. D. & E. L. Core. 1978. Flora of West Virginia, ed. 2. Note: = Aster pilosus
- Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida Note: = Aster pilosus
Common names
English
awl aster – frost aster – frost-weed aster – hairy aster – heath aster – Michaelmas daisy – nailrod – old-field aster – Pringle's aster – steelweed – white heath aster – white old-field aster – French
aster poilu – German
weichhaarige Aster –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Ontario | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Québec | s.w. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Illinois | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Iowa | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Kansas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Minnesota | s.e. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Missouri | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Nebraska | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Oklahoma | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | South Dakota | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Wisconsin | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Connecticut | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Indiana | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Maine | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Massachusetts | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Michigan | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New Hampshire | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New Jersey | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New York | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Ohio | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Pennsylvania | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Rhode Island | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Vermont | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | West Virginia | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Alabama | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Arkansas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Delaware | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | District of Columbia | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Florida | n.w. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Georgia | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Kentucky | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Maryland | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Mississippi | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | North Carolina | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | South Carolina | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Tennessee | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Virginia | |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
| 3 | Adventive | Europe | Middle Europe | Belgium | | |
| 3 | Adventive | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Netherlands | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | New Brunswick | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Nova Scotia | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | British Columbia | |
Native
Northern America
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EASTERN CANADA:
Canada [Ontario, Québec (s.w.)]
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NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Connecticut]
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NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota (s.e.), Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Illinois, Oklahoma, Wisconsin]
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SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida (n.w.), Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi, Tennessee]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Adventive
Europe
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Belgium, Germany
Naturalized
Europe
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
United Kingdom
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Netherlands
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Italy
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain, France
Northern America
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EASTERN CANADA:
Canada [New Brunswick, Nova Scotia]
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WESTERN CANADA:
Canada [British Columbia]
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Environmental | ornamental | as A. pilosus & A. pringlei | Picton, P. 1999. The gardener's guide to growing Asters. Note: = Aster pilosus |
| Weed | | fide Can J Pl Sci 81:851-875. 2001 | Chmielewski, J. G. & J. C. Semple. 2001. The biology of Canadian weeds. 114. Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) Nesom (Aster pilosus Willd.). Canad. J. Pl. Sci. 81:851-865. |
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2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=434279.
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