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The bushy aspect of S. racemosum is similar to S. dumosum, but the bracts on the branches are longer and acute to sharply pointed, not blunt to acute. Read how it compares with S. lanceolatum, S. simmondsii, S. pilosum, and S. lateriflorum at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Symphyotrichum racemosum   FAMILY Asteraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Symphyotrichum racemosum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)

Symphyotrichum racemosum var. subdumosum

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)

Symphyotrichum racemosum

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)

Aster racemosus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)

Aster vimineus var. subdumosus

COMMON NAME:
Small White Oldfield Aster

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Symphyotrichum racemosum var. subdumosum   FAMILY Asteraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Symphyotrichum racemosum   FAMILY Asteraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Symphyotrichum racemosum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Symphyotrichum racemosum var. subdumosum

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Symphyotrichum racemosum

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Aster racemosus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Aster vimineus var. subdumosus