Smooth Blue Aster Symphyotrichum laeve (Linnaeus) A. & D. Love    
Kingdom Plantae   >   Division Tracheophyta   >   Class Magnoliopsida   >   Order Asterales   >   Family Asteraceae   >   Genus Symphyotrichum   

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There are two varieties of Smooth Blue Aster in Maryland. Var. concinnum is extremely rare, and is tracked by the Maryland Natural Heritage Program.

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A known larval host of the Pearl Crescent butterfly.

There are 11 records in the project database.

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