Asteraceae
Giant mountain aster
Canadanthus modestus
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Canadanthus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Giant mountain aster, Great northern aster
Synonyms
- Aster major (Hook.) Porter
- Aster majus Porter
- Aster modestus Lindl.
- Aster modestus var. major (Hook.) Muenscher
- Aster modestus var. modestus
- Aster mutatus Torr. & A.Gray
- Aster sayianus Nutt.
- Aster unalaschensis var. major Hook.
- Weberaster modestus (Lindl.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
Flowers
- Flower colour
- purple (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
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.