Symphyotrichum laeve (Linnaeus) Á. Löve & D. Löve. Smooth Blue Aster. Phen: Sep-Oct. Hab: Mesic hardwood forests. Dist: NS west to MB, south to GA, LA, and OK.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = Il, Mi; = Aster laevis L. – Oh3; = Aster laevis L. var. laevis – C, G, GrPl, RAB, SE1, W; = Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve var. laeve – Ar, FNA20, K1, K3, NE, Pa, Tn, Va, Nesom (1994a); > Aster falcidens E.S.Burgess – S; > Aster laevis L. – S; >< Aster laevis L. – F, Tat, WV; > Aster steeleorum Shinners – F, WV; < Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve – NY; < Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve var. laeve – K4

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily: 7