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Symphyotrichum × salignum (Willd.) G. L. Nesom

common Michaelmas daisy (Asteraceae / Compositae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
WidespreadModerate tendencySE
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Synonym | Aster × salignus Willd.

Symphyotrichum × salignus is the most common of the several Michaelmas-daisy species found in the British Isles.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2014-11-10

 common Michaelmas daisy / Symphyotrichum × salignum: _Symphyotrichum_ × _salignus_ is the most common of the several Michaelmas-daisy species found in the British Isles.

The phyllaries of Symphyotrichum × salignus are wholly green and widest below the middle.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2014-11-10

 common Michaelmas daisy / Symphyotrichum × salignum: The phyllaries of _Symphyotrichum_ × _salignus_ are wholly green and widest below the middle.

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