Copy permalink to share
Asteraceae
Symphyotrichum

Symphyotrichum Nees. Common name: American Aster.

Contributed by Alan S. Weakley and John C. Kees

Key to Symphyotrichum

A genus of about 90-100 species, of North America.

Key to subgenus Astropolium based on Nesom (2005b).

Glossary (beta)

References: Brouillet & Semple (1981); Brouillet et al. (2006) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2006b); Campbell & Seymour (2014); Cronquist (1980); Dahal, Siniscalchi, & Folk (2023); Haines (2010); Holmes & Singhurst (2021); Jones (1980a); Jones (1980b); Jones (1983); Jones (1984); Jones (1992); Jones & Young (1983); Jones, Witsell, and Nesom (2008); Kauffman et al. (2004); Kral (1983a); Lamboy (1987); Lamboy (1992); Medley (2021a); Nesom (1994a); Nesom (1994b); Nesom (1997a); Nesom (1997a); Nesom (1997b); Nesom (2005b); Nesom (2006oo); Nesom (2007); Noyes & Rieseberg (1999); Reveal & Keener (1981); Semple (2019); Semple (2024); Semple & Brouillet (1980a); Semple & Brouillet (1980b); Semple & Chmielewski (1987); Semple & Chmielewski (2024); Semple et al. (2024); Semple, Chmielewski, & Lane (1989); Semple, Heard, & Xiang (1996); Semple, Horsburgh, & Haggitt (2024); Sundberg (2004); Ward (2012a); Warners & Laughlin (1999); Xiang & Semple (1996). Show full citations.

Show in key(s)

Show parent family | Show parent in key(s)

Show species in Symphyotrichum

Your browser does not support SVGs

Hover over a shape, letter, icon, or arrow on the map for definition or see the legend. Data for arrows not developed for genera and families which may have species only occurring outside the flora area.

image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Symphyotrichum rhiannon | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Symphyotrichum walteri | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Symphyotrichum lowrieanum | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: symphyotrichum priceae, limestone glade 3, chickamauga and chattanooga national military park, catoosa county, georgia 2 by Alan Cressler | Symphyotrichum kentuckiense source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson | Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pilosum source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Jim Brighton | Symphyotrichum prenanthoides | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Symphyotrichum grandiflorum | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Paul Marcum | Symphyotrichum plumosum source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware | Symphyotrichum novae-angliae CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pilosum | Original Image ⭷

Feedback

See something missing or incorrect about Symphyotrichum? Let us know here:

  1. Please include your name and if possible, email in case when need to clarify what you wrote.
  2. If you opt out of including email, please be as specific as possible (e.g., which photo is incorrect?)
  3. Please do not submit questions asking to identify plants or about horticultural topics (e.g., how do I control an invasive plant in my garden?). Instead, those questions can be submitted here for the Carolinas region only.
  4. Please do not send us feedback about unkeyed species as this work is ongoing.
  5. Please allow time for flora edits to show in our next data release. We greatly appreciate your feedback but may require extra time to research complicated taxonomic issues.