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White Aster
White aster is the common name of several species of plants formerly classified in Aster: *White heath aster, Symphyotrichum ericoides (Formerly Aster ericoides) *:This is the species most commonly referred to as "white aster" *Upland white aster, Solidago ptarmicoides (Formerly Aster ptarmicoides) *Flat-topped white aster, Doellingeria umbellata (Formerly Aster umbellatus) *Small white aster, Symphyotrichum racemosum (Formerly Aster racemosus) *:Frequently confused in cultivation (as Aster ericoides) with S. ericoides. *White wood aster, Eurybia divaricata (Formerly Aster divaricatus) *Tall or panicled white aster, Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (Formerly Aster lanceolatus)
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White aster is the common name of several species of plants formerly classified in Aster: *White heath aster, Symphyotrichum ericoides (Formerly Aster ericoides) *:This is the species most commonly referred to as "white aster" *Upland white aster, Solidago ptarmicoides (Formerly Aster ptarmicoides) *Flat-topped white aster, Doellingeria umbellata (Formerly Aster umbellatus) *Small white aster, Symphyotrichum racemosum (Formerly Aster racemosus) *:Frequently confused in cultivation (as Aster ericoides) with S. ericoides. *White wood aster, Eurybia divaricata (Formerly Aster divaricatus) *Tall or panicled white aster, Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (Formerly Aster lanceolatus)
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