Symphyotrichum firmum (formerly Aster firmus), commonly known as shining aster, shiny-leaved aster, smooth swamp aster, and glossy-leaved aster, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae native to Canada and the United States.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Shining 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 puniceum
- Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
- Symphyotrichum praealtum
- Symphyotrichum novi-belgii
- Symphyotrichum bracteolatum
- Symphyotrichum elliottii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Symphyotrichum
- Species
- Symphyotrichum firmum
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