White prairie aster (Symphyotrichum falcatum)

White prairie aster, a reference photo — Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Symphyotrichum falcatum (formerly Aster falcatus) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Commonly called white prairie aster and western heath aster, it is native to a widespread area of central and western North America.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of White prairie aster being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Symphyotrichum ericoides
Symphyotrichum porteri
Symphyotrichum hallii

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Symphyotrichum
Species: Symphyotrichum falcatum

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