Asteraceae

Aster flaccidus Bunge

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Aster

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Aster flaccidus (Aster flaccidus) — FlowerPhoto: Fyodor Pudovikov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Chinese: 萎软紫菀, 太白菊, 肺经草, 萎软紫菀*(柔软紫零）, 萎软紫菀-灰毛变型, 柔软紫菀, 萎软紫菀少毛变型, 萎软紫菀灰毛变型

Synonyms

Aster argunensis DC.
Aster flaccidus f. glabratus Y.Ling
Aster flaccidus f. gracilis J.Q.Fu
Aster flaccidus f. griseobarbatus Grierson
Aster flaccidus f. ovatifolius J.Q.Fu
Aster flaccidus subsp. glandulosus (Keissl.) Onno
Aster flaccidus var. fructoglandulosus Ostenf.
Aster flaccidus var. glandulous Keissl.
Aster intermedius Turcz. ex DC.
Aster pulchellus Turcz. ex Herder
Aster purdomii Hutch.

Flowers

In flower: July to August (from 6 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Fyodor Pudovikov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andy king50, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Фая Баландина, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andy king50, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Urgamal Magsar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Yehor Yatsiuk, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andy king50, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: K.P., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Simon Tonge, CC0, from iNaturalist

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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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.