| Symphyotrichum cordifolium
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| Heartleaf aster
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Plantae
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| Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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Angiosperms
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Eudicots
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| Clade:
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Asterids
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| Order:
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Asterales
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| Family:
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Asteraceae
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| Tribe:
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Astereae
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| Subtribe:
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Symphyotrichinae
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| Genus:
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Symphyotrichum
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| Subgenus:
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Symphyotrichum subg. Symphyotrichum
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| Section:
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Symphyotrichum sect. Symphyotrichum
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| Species:
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S. cordifolium
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| Binomial name
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Symphyotrichum cordifolium
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| Native distribution
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| Synonyms
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Basionym
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- Aster cordifolius var. alvearius E.S.Burgess
- Aster cordifolius var. furbishiae Fernald
- Aster cordifolius var. glabratus Hollick & Britton
- Aster cordifolius var. incisus Britton
- Aster cordifolius var. laevigatus Porter
- Aster cordifolius subsp. laevigatus (Porter) A.G.Jones
- Aster cordifolius var. lanceolatus Porter
- Aster cordifolius var. moratus Shinners
- Aster cordifolius var. pedicellatus E.S.Burgess
- Aster cordifolius var. polycephalus Porter
- Aster cordifolius var. racemiflorus Fernald
- Aster cordifolius var. sagittifolius (Willd.) A.G.Jones
- Aster cordifolius subsp. sagittifolius (Wedem. ex Willd.) A.G.Jones
- Aster finkii var. moratus Shinners
- Aster heterophyllus Willd.
- Aster heterophyllus var. glabriusculus DC.
- Aster heterophyllus var. scaber DC.
- Aster leiophyllus Porter
- Aster leiophyllus var. incisus Porter
- Aster leiophyllus var. lanceolatus Porter
- Aster lowrieanus Porter
- Aster lowrieanus var. bicknellii Porter
- Aster lowrieanus var. incisus Porter
- Aster lowrieanus var. lanceolatus Porter
- Aster lowrieanus var. lancifolius Porter
- Aster pallidulus B.Vogel
- Aster plumarius E.S.Burgess
- Aster pubescens Nees
- Aster sagittifolius Wedem. ex Willd.
- Aster sagittifolius f. albiflorus Moldenke
- Leiachenis cordifolia Raf.
- Solidago cordifolia Moench
- Symphyotrichum cordifolium var. furbishiae (Fernald) G.L.Nesom
- Symphyotrichum cordifolium var. lanceolatum (Porter) G.L.Nesom
- Symphyotrichum cordifolium var. moratum (Shinners) G.L.Nesom
- Symphyotrichum cordifolium var. polycephalum (Porter) G.L.Nesom
- Symphyotrichum cordifolium var. racemiflorum (Fernald) G.L.Nesom
- Symphyotrichum lowrieanum (Porter) G.L.Nesom
- Symphyotrichum sagittifolium (Wedem. ex Willd.) G.L.Nesom
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Symphyotrichum cordifolium (formerly Aster cordifolius), commonly known as common blue wood aster, heartleaf aster, and blue wood-aster, is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to central and eastern North America. It reaches heights of up to 1.2 meters (4 feet) and has bluish daisy-like flowers which bloom late-summer and fall in its range.