Assertion: aster | /r/HasProperty | symphyotrichum spp
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text: Bees that are specialist pollinators (oligoleges) of asters (Symphyotrichum spp.) and closely related composites include Andrena asteris, Andrena nubecula, Andrena simplex, Colletes simulans armatus, and Melissodes dentiventris.
text: Other asters (Symphyotrichum spp.) have hairier foliage, or their leaves are narrow throughout, or they have more cordate leaves, or their alternate leaves have toothed margins.
text: Aromatic Aster can be distinguished from other asters (Symphyotrichum spp.) by the number of ray florets per flowerhead (greater than 20), the size of its flowerheads (usually about 1" across or slightly more), and the spreading linear bracts underneath each flowerhead.
text: The Insect Table and Moth Table list additional insects that feed on this and other asters (Symphyotrichum spp.).
text: Smooth Blue Aster can be distinguished from other asters (Symphyotrichum spp.) primarily by the lack of hairs on its smooth foliage and stems; its foliage often has grayish or bluish tints.
text: The florets of Calico Aster (Symphyotrichum lateriflorum) have shorter nectar tubes than many other species of asters (Symphyotrichum spp.), and they seem to attract a wide variety of insects, particularly in sunny areas.
text: Overall, this plant develops more slowly than most perennial asters (Symphyotrichum spp.)
text: In Illinois, Silky Aster (Symphyotrichum sericeum) can be distinguished from all other asters (Symphyotrichum spp.) within the state by its exceptional foliage, which has a silvery or silky appearance because of the numerous fine hairs covering its stems and leaves.
text: It is easy to distinguish this aster from other asters (Symphyotrichum spp.), because its compound flowers are larger in size and they have more numerous ray florets.