Asteraceae

Alkali marsh aster

Almutaster pauciflorus (Nutt.) Á.Löve & D.Löve

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Almutaster

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Alkali marsh aster (Almutaster pauciflorus) — FlowerPhoto: Zach Earl, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Alkali marsh aster

Synonyms

Aster hydrophilus Greem ex Wooton & Standl.
Aster pauciflorus Nutt.
Aster pauciflorus var. pauciflorus

Flowers

In flower: April, July to September (from 51 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Zach Earl, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dustin Snider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Will Pearce, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Austin Saunders, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Juan Cruzado Cortés, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.