Asteraceae

Southeastern annual saltmarsh aster

Aster squamatus (Spreng.) Hieron.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Aster

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Southeastern annual saltmarsh aster: Symphyotrichum squamatum . Asteraceae. Fotos tomadas sobre suelo arenoso húmedo al margen del Lago de Palmar, departamento de Soriano, Uruguay. — Photo: Andrés González, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)

Catalan: Àster esquamós
Chinese: 夏威夷紫菀
English: Southeastern annual saltmarsh aster
Japanese: ヒロハホウキギク
Slovenian: Luskasta nebina

Synonyms

Aster bangii Rusby
Aster barcinonensis Sennen
Aster divaricatus Baker
Aster exilis var. australis A.Gray
Aster linifolius Griseb.
Aster pseudobarcincnensis Sennen
Aster squamatus var. squamatus
Aster squamatus var. tripolioides (Phil.) Hieron.
Aster subtropicus Morong
Aster subulatus var. australis (A.Gray) Shinners
Baccharis asteroides Colla
Carphephorus junceus Benth.
Conyza berteroana Phil.
Conyza squamata Spreng.
Conyzanthus squamatus (Spreng.) Tamamsch.
Erigeron depilis Phil.
Erigeron semiamplexicaule Meyen
Erigeron semiamplexicaule var. semiamplexicaule
Erigeron semiamplexicaulis Meyen
Symphyotrichum squamatum (Spreng.) G.L.Nesom
Symphyotrichum subulatum var. squamatum (Spreng.) S.D.Sundb.
Tripolium conspicuum Lindl. ex DC.
Tripolium conspicuum J.Rémy & Gay
Tripolium conspicuum J.Rémy
Tripolium moelleri Phil.
Tripolium oliganthum Phil.
Tripolium subulatum var. brasilianum DC.

Flowers

In flower: March to May, August to January (from 315 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: Andrés González, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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). About our plant data.