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Each value Trefle shows for Symphyotrichum novi-belgii, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced13 Differs from sources3 Source not recorded10 Not on the record5 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data

Field	Shown	What the sources say
Core
Author	(L.) G.L.Nesom	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Bibliography	Phytologia 77(3): 287 (1995)	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phylum	Tracheophyta	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Rank	species	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Status	accepted	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Year	1995	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name	Michaelmas daisy	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Family common name	Aster family	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	E. Canada to NE. U.S.A.	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height	79 cm	79 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 23 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 299, 500, 555, 918 2 earlier or rejected values Superseded 79 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 23 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 299, 500, 555, 918 Superseded 79 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 23 observations · 2026-09-17 TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 299, 500, 555, 918	Sourced
Biological type	hemicryptophyte	hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 12 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 918 2 earlier or rejected values Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 12 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 918 Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 12 observations · 2026-09-17 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 918	Sourced
Flower color	blue, purple	blue, purple · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 882 2 earlier or rejected values Superseded blue, purple · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 882 Superseded blue, purple · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 882	Sourced
Foliage texture	medium	medium · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71 2 earlier or rejected values Superseded medium · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71 Superseded medium · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71	Sourced
Fruit shape	achene	achene · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 882 2 earlier or rejected values Superseded achene · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 882 Superseded achene · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 882	Sourced
Growth habit	Forb/herb	Forb/herb · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Maximum height	148 cm	147.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 299, 500, 555, 918 2 earlier or rejected values Superseded 147.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 299, 500, 555, 918 Superseded 147.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17 TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 299, 500, 555, 918	Differs from sources
Sexuality	empty	gynomonoecious · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4 2 earlier or rejected values Superseded gynomonoecious · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4 Superseded gynomonoecious · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17 TRY 7.0 datasets 4	Not on the record
Vegetable	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months	sep	sep · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 174 3 earlier or rejected values Superseded feb, sep · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 174 Superseded feb, sep · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 174 Superseded feb, sep · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 174	Sourced
Duration	perennial	perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 12 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 178, 299, 882, 918 2 earlier or rejected values Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 12 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 178, 299, 882, 918 Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 12 observations · 2026-09-17 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 178, 299, 882, 918	Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity	8 / 9 · very humid air	8 / 9 · very humid air · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Light	8 / 9 · light	7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489 2 earlier or rejected values Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489 Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489	Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation	None	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 71 2 earlier or rejected values Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 71 Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17 TRY 7.0 datasets 71	Sourced
Ph maximum	pH 7.5	pH 7.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Inferred · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded derived from a Baseflor soil reaction class by the 2022 import, a class not a measurement	Sourced
Ph minimum	pH 7	pH 7 · Earlier Trefle data · Inferred · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded derived from a Baseflor soil reaction class by the 2022 import, a class not a measurement	Sourced
Soil nutriments	8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic)	8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489 2 earlier or rejected values Superseded 8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489 Superseded 8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489	Sourced
Soil salinity	0 / 9 · absent from saline soils	1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178 2 earlier or rejected values Superseded 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178 Superseded 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17 TRY 7.0 datasets 178	Differs from sources
Other
Propagation method	—	seed, vegetative · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 174 2 earlier or rejected values Superseded seed, vegetative · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 174 Superseded seed, vegetative · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17 TRY 7.0 datasets 174	Not on the record
Shade tolerance	—	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 174 2 earlier or rejected values Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 174 Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-09-17 TRY 7.0 datasets 174	Not on the record
Soil ph indicator	—	7 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178 2 earlier or rejected values Superseded 7 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178 Superseded 7 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17 TRY 7.0 datasets 178	Not on the record
Temperature indicator	—	6 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 242 2 earlier or rejected values Superseded 6 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 242 Superseded 6 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17 TRY 7.0 datasets 242	Not on the record

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (L.) G.L.Nesom, 1995 43% complete

Michaelmas daisy

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