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  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies
  6. Sunflower Family
  7. American Asters
  8. Foliaceous Asters
  9. Hall's Aster

species 199 observations

Hall's Aster

Symphyotrichum hallii

Status
native
Keystone
101 caterpillar species raised on Symphyotrichum herbaceous plants
Bees
4 specialists raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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144 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Isabella Tiger Moth, Peppered Moth, Satyr Pug Moth, American Lady 27
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Parallel Leafcutter Bee, Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee, Small Long-horned Bee, Melissodes lupinus 4
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Western Calligrapher, Ruffed Grouse, Liriomyza eupatorii, Tansy Aphid 4
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Monarch, Narrow-headed Marsh Fly, Ligated Furrow Bee, Orange Sulphur 109

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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