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Asteraceae

Common sandaster

Corethrogyne filaginifolia (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Corethrogyne

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Common names

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English
Common sandaster

Synonyms

  • Aster attenuatus (Howell) M.Peck
  • Aster filaginifolius Hook. & Arn.
  • Aster incanus (Lindl.) A.Gray
  • Aster tomentellus Hook. & Arn.
  • Corethrogyne brevicula Greene
  • Corethrogyne caespitosa Greene
  • Corethrogyne californica DC.
  • Corethrogyne californica var. californica
  • Corethrogyne californica var. incana (Lindl.) Kuntze
  • Corethrogyne californica var. leucophylla (Lindl. ex DC.) Kuntze
  • Corethrogyne californica var. lyonii S.F.Blake
  • Corethrogyne californica var. obovata (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Corethrogyne californica var. recurva Kuntze
  • Corethrogyne californica var. rigida (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Corethrogyne californica var. spathulata (A.Gray) Kuntze
  • Corethrogyne californica var. tomentella (Hook. & Arn.) Kuntze
  • Corethrogyne californica var. virgata (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Corethrogyne filaginifolia var. bernardina (Abrams) H.M.Hall
  • Corethrogyne filaginifolia var. californica (DC.) Saroyan
  • Corethrogyne filaginifolia var. filaginifolia
  • Corethrogyne filaginifolia var. glomerata H.M.Hall
  • Corethrogyne filaginifolia var. hamiltonensis D.D.Keck
  • Corethrogyne filaginifolia var. incana (Nutt.) Canby
  • Corethrogyne filaginifolia var. latifolia H.M.Hall
  • Corethrogyne filaginifolia var. linifolia H.M.Hall
  • Corethrogyne filaginifolia var. pacifica H.M.Hall
  • Corethrogyne filaginifolia var. pinetorum I.M.Johnst.
  • Corethrogyne filaginifolia var. rigida (Benth.) A.Gray
  • Corethrogyne filaginifolia var. robusta Greene
  • Corethrogyne filaginifolia var. sessilis M.L.Canby
  • Corethrogyne filaginifolia var. typica M.L.Canby
  • Corethrogyne filaginifolia var. virgata (Benth.) A.Gray
  • Corethrogyne filaginifolia var. viscidula (Greene) D.D.Keck
  • Corethrogyne flagellaris Greene
  • Corethrogyne floccosa Greene
  • Corethrogyne incana (Lindl.) Nutt.
  • Corethrogyne incana var. incana
  • Corethrogyne incana var. rigida Benth.
  • Corethrogyne lavandulacea Greene
  • Corethrogyne leucophylla (Lindl. ex DC.) Menzies ex Jeps.

and 24 more.

Characteristics

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

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