{"assessment":{"band":"Keystone","factor_identity":{"basis":"approved shared identity","growth_habit_source":"USDA PLANTS","name_used":"Symphyotrichum lanceolatum"},"factor_scopes":{"bees":"Southeastern North America","birds":"North America","caterpillars":"Host genera of native Lepidoptera with established Kentucky range; association and range overlap, not confirmed local feeding.","specialists":"Eastern North America","structure":"USDA species growth habit where matched; otherwise sourced atlas growth habit"},"factors":{"applied_insect_credit":0,"baseline_score":95,"composite":0.913,"insect_support":{"credit":0,"groups":{"ants":{"credit":0,"flower_visits":[],"label":"Ants","recorded_name_count":null,"recorded_names":[],"seed_interactions":[],"status":"unknown"},"beetles":{"credit":0,"flower_visits":[],"label":"Beetles","recorded_name_count":null,"recorded_names":[],"seed_interactions":[],"status":"unknown"},"flies":{"credit":0,"flower_visits":[],"label":"Flies","recorded_name_count":null,"recorded_names":[],"seed_interactions":[],"status":"unknown"},"moths_butterflies":{"credit":0,"flower_visits":[],"label":"Adult butterflies / moths","recorded_name_count":null,"recorded_names":[],"seed_interactions":[],"status":"unknown"},"other_hymenoptera":{"credit":0,"flower_visits":[],"label":"Other wasps","recorded_name_count":null,"recorded_names":[],"seed_interactions":[],"status":"unknown"},"other_insects":{"credit":0,"flower_visits":[],"label":"Other insects","recorded_name_count":null,"recorded_names":[],"seed_interactions":[],"status":"unknown"}},"interpretation":"One provisional point per additional documented insect group, capped at five. Flower visits are a resource-use proxy, not confirmed feeding or pollination. Missing evidence is unknown. Study volume and repeated records earn no extra credit.","maximum_credit":5,"version":"insect-support-1"},"pct":{"bees":0.9950372208436724,"birds":0.7946650124069479,"caterpillars":0.966501240694789,"specialists":0.999379652605459,"structure":0.5},"rank_pct":0.965,"raw":{"bees":79,"birds":3,"caterpillars":96,"genus_used":["Symphyotrichum","Aster"],"specialists":45,"structure":["Forb/herb"]}},"fit_score":null,"native_basis":"native_inferred","rarity_adjustment":0,"rarity_policy":"Conservation status is displayed separately and never changes ecological scores, including when unranked.","reason":"Calculated with the shared rules using Kentucky host-range and shared ecological evidence.","reference":"NC native reference cohort, method 0.6.4; not a Kentucky percentile","score":95,"scoring_inputs":{"harm_penalty":0,"invasive":false,"invasive_rank":null,"native":true,"state_rank":""},"source_ids":["lep_ky","globi","bigbee","avian","usdahabit","robertson","antseed"],"status":"scored_provisional","version":"shared-0.6.5"},"condition_evidence":{},"evidence":{"fit_score":null,"growth_habit":["Forb/herb"],"invasive_status":{"status":"unresolved"},"native_status":{"status":"native_inferred"},"occurrence":{"county_fips":["21005","21007","21021","21037","21043","21045","21057","21063","21067","21073","21079","21081","21097","21103","21105","21117","21135","21147","21151","21167","21191","21197","21201","21203","21237"],"meaning":"Recorded occurrence; not a county native-range assertion"},"quercus_score":null,"regional":{"county_fips":["21005","21007","21021","21037","21043","21045","21057","21063","21067","21073","21079","21081","21097","21103","21105","21117","21135","21147","21151","21167","21191","21197","21201","21203","21237"],"growth_habit":null,"growth_habit_source":null,"invasive":null,"invasive_evidence":[],"invasive_rank":null,"native":true,"native_evidence":[{"basis":"unanimous_direct_child_native_flags","claim":"native","matched_name":"Symphyotrichum lanceolatum","scope":"TN-KY","source":"tnky_atlas","supporting_taxa":[{"atlas_id":169,"native_flag":"Y","scientific_name":"Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. interior","url":"https://tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/169"},{"atlas_id":1910,"native_flag":"Y","scientific_name":"Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum","url":"https://tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/1910"}],"url":"https://tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/3979"},{"claim":"native","matched_name":"Symphyotrichum lanceolatum","scope":"L48","source":"usda","text":"CAN:N L48:N","url":"https://plants.usda.gov/"},{"claim":"native","matched_name":"Symphyotrichum lanceolatum","scope":"NC","source":"nc_flora","url":"https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/"},{"claim":"native","matched_name":"Aster simplex","scope":"NC","source":"nc_flora","url":"https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/"}],"native_status":"native_inferred","source_ids":["tnky:3979"],"source_name":"Symphyotrichum lanceolatum","source_refs":["KY-county-21005.json","KY-county-21007.json","KY-county-21021.json","KY-county-21037.json","KY-county-21043.json","KY-county-21045.json","KY-county-21057.json","KY-county-21063.json","KY-county-21067.json","KY-county-21073.json","KY-county-21079.json","KY-county-21081.json","KY-county-21097.json","KY-county-21103.json","KY-county-21105.json","KY-county-21117.json","KY-county-21135.json","KY-county-21147.json","KY-county-21151.json","KY-county-21167.json","KY-county-21191.json","KY-county-21201.json","KY-county-21203.json","KY-county-21237.json","sernec_county"],"source_url":"https://tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/3979","state_rank":null},"source_refs":["KY-county-21005.json","KY-county-21007.json","KY-county-21021.json","KY-county-21037.json","KY-county-21043.json","KY-county-21045.json","KY-county-21057.json","KY-county-21063.json","KY-county-21067.json","KY-county-21073.json","KY-county-21079.json","KY-county-21081.json","KY-county-21097.json","KY-county-21103.json","KY-county-21105.json","KY-county-21117.json","KY-county-21135.json","KY-county-21147.json","KY-county-21151.json","KY-county-21167.json","KY-county-21191.json","KY-county-21201.json","KY-county-21203.json","KY-county-21237.json","sernec_county"],"source_url":"https://tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/3979","state_rank":{"value":null}},"fit_inputs":{"light":null,"moisture":[2,4],"ph":null},"fit_provenance":{"counties":"USDA PLANTS: recorded in 7 NC counties","moisture":"USACE wetland occurrence proxy"},"fit_record":{"band":"Keystone","condition_evidence":{},"county_fips":["21005","21007","21021","21037","21043","21045","21057","21063","21067","21073","21079","21081","21097","21103","21105","21117","21135","21147","21151","21167","21191","21197","21201","21203","21237","37033","37117","37129","37157","37183","37185","37197","47009","47011","47013","47017","47019","47031","47035","47051","47053","47055","47057","47073","47075","47089","47091","47093","47095","47105","47129","47143","47145","47155","47157","47159","47163","47167","47171","47173","47175"],"fit_inputs":{"light":null,"moisture":[2,4],"ph":null},"fit_note":"Shared sunlight, moisture and pH calculation; county geography is an additional layer. Missing source traits remain unknown.","fit_provenance":{"counties":"USDA PLANTS: recorded in 7 NC counties","moisture":"USACE wetland occurrence proxy"},"garden_suitability":{"default_excluded":false,"flags":[],"review_status":"not_assessed"},"invasive_rank":false,"native_eligible":true,"quercus_score":95,"state":"KY"},"garden_suitability":{"default_excluded":false,"flags":[],"review_status":"not_assessed"},"growing_observations":{"minnesota_wildflowers":{"matched_name":"Symphyotrichum lanceolatum","retrieved":"2026-10-03T22:42:46.945994+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Source-reported species characteristics; not a location-specific estimate.","source_label":"Minnesota Wildflowers","source_sha256":"8a93ebb066b4704cc3d11646fb859195543448b2f46287c02dd9423c13ac62b9","source_url":"https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/panicled-aster","trait_evidence":[{"expected_source_name":"Symphyotrichum lanceolatum","field":"life_cycle","original_field":"life_cycle","record_id":"trait:39a080f0494583c9e2cd08afccd5af9f255667098d03c9a7aa326e2ceeedc1be","retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T22:42:46.945994+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"minnesota","source_name":"Symphyotrichum lanceolatum","source_sha256":"8a93ebb066b4704cc3d11646fb859195543448b2f46287c02dd9423c13ac62b9","source_url":"https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/panicled-aster","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:0e7bd043-6b03-59c3-b8ec-79f7327611a3","value":["perennial"]},{"expected_source_name":"Symphyotrichum lanceolatum","field":"height_description","original_field":"height","record_id":"trait:f49d1420df4e615db57c449b2f6ae6d557845cd9a34ef4471e883e94b31be954","retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T22:42:46.945994+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"minnesota","source_name":"Symphyotrichum lanceolatum","source_sha256":"8a93ebb066b4704cc3d11646fb859195543448b2f46287c02dd9423c13ac62b9","source_url":"https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/panicled-aster","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:0e7bd043-6b03-59c3-b8ec-79f7327611a3","value":{"max":5,"min":1,"unit":"feet"}}],"values":{"height_description":"1–5 feet","life_cycle":["perennial"]}},"wildflower_center":{"matched_name":"Symphyotrichum lanceolatum","retrieved":"2026-10-03T21:51:30.436939+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Source-reported species characteristics; not a location-specific estimate.","source_label":"Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center","source_sha256":"e981f55596dd88981f76f41a883e8a4c3b0199dba5b38219b7bb5b21b50e6bab","source_url":"https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SYLA6","trait_evidence":[{"expected_source_name":"Symphyotrichum lanceolatum","field":"life_cycle","original_field":"life_cycle","record_id":"trait:255d8e299185bee088c2bf0652944180dc5c3964f26bd7957547b33afad4a94b","retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T21:51:30.436939+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"wildflower","source_name":"Symphyotrichum lanceolatum","source_sha256":"e981f55596dd88981f76f41a883e8a4c3b0199dba5b38219b7bb5b21b50e6bab","source_url":"https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SYLA6","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:0e7bd043-6b03-59c3-b8ec-79f7327611a3","value":["Perennial"]},{"expected_source_name":"Symphyotrichum lanceolatum","field":"height_description","original_field":"height","record_id":"trait:5f5d462d5cc71c16812b9a6f6bab7bb7d71e803c3c6395504b204100a4477e40","retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T21:51:30.436939+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"wildflower","source_name":"Symphyotrichum lanceolatum","source_sha256":"e981f55596dd88981f76f41a883e8a4c3b0199dba5b38219b7bb5b21b50e6bab","source_url":"https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SYLA6","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:0e7bd043-6b03-59c3-b8ec-79f7327611a3","value":{"approximate":true,"kind":"upper_bound","max":6,"unit":"feet"}},{"expected_source_name":"Symphyotrichum lanceolatum","field":"flower_color","original_field":"flower_color","record_id":"trait:876b4ec6abd8870ff2e2b4949a3522467be7452502289f81e1541b050b703268","retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T21:51:30.436939+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"wildflower","source_name":"Symphyotrichum lanceolatum","source_sha256":"e981f55596dd88981f76f41a883e8a4c3b0199dba5b38219b7bb5b21b50e6bab","source_url":"https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SYLA6","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:0e7bd043-6b03-59c3-b8ec-79f7327611a3","value":["White","Pink","Blue","Violet"]}],"values":{"flower_color":["White","Pink","Blue","Violet"],"height_description":"Up to about 6 feet","life_cycle":["Perennial"]}}},"native_synthesis":{"claims":[{"basis":"unanimous_direct_child_native_flags","claim":"native","matched_name":"Symphyotrichum lanceolatum","scope":"TN-KY","source":"tnky_atlas","supporting_taxa":[{"atlas_id":169,"native_flag":"Y","scientific_name":"Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. interior","url":"https://tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/169"},{"atlas_id":1910,"native_flag":"Y","scientific_name":"Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum","url":"https://tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/1910"}],"url":"https://tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/3979"},{"claim":"native","matched_name":"Symphyotrichum lanceolatum","scope":"L48","source":"usda","text":"CAN:N L48:N","url":"https://plants.usda.gov/"},{"claim":"native","matched_name":"Symphyotrichum lanceolatum","scope":"NC","source":"nc_flora","url":"https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/"},{"claim":"native","matched_name":"Aster simplex","scope":"NC","source":"nc_flora","url":"https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/"}],"county_native_range":"unresolved","explanation":"Source scopes are preserved. State occurrence alone does not establish nativity; combined regional evidence is labeled estimated.","label":"Native to Kentucky (estimated from combined sources)","rule":"southeast-native-synthesis-1","status":"native_inferred"},"source_name":"Symphyotrichum lanceolatum","taxon_id":"taxon:0e7bd043-6b03-59c3-b8ec-79f7327611a3","revision":"publish:5809c037-0e9a-430a-8008-5ab6f69800c0","photos":[]}