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Asteraceae

Parasol whitetop

Doellingeria umbellata (Mill.) Nees

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Doellingeria

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Parasol whitetop (Doellingeria umbellata)
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
伞形花紫菀
English
Parasol whitetop, Tall white-aster

Synonyms

  • Aster amygdalinus Lam.
  • Aster pubentior Cronquist
  • Aster umbellatus Mill.
  • Aster umbellatus f. convexus Allabach
  • Aster umbellatus f. discoideus Vict.
  • Aster umbellatus f. flexicaulis (House) Fernald
  • Aster umbellatus f. intercedens Fernald
  • Aster umbellatus f. umbellatus
  • Aster umbellatus subsp. pubens (A.Gray) D.Löve
  • Aster umbellatus subsp. umbellatus
  • Aster umbellatus var. pubens A.Gray
  • Aster umbellatus var. umbellatus
  • Chrysopsis amygdalina (Lam.) Nutt. ex Elliott
  • Diplopappus amygdalinus (Lam.) Hook.
  • Diplopappus amygdalinus (Lam.) Torr. & A.Gray
  • Diplopappus umbellatus Hook.
  • Diplopappus umbellatus var. amygdalinus Alph.Wood
  • Diplopappus umbellatus var. umbellatus
  • Diplostephium amygdalinum Sweet
  • Diplostephium amygdalinum Cass.
  • Diplostephium amygdalinum var. amygdalinum
  • Diplostephium amygdalinum var. humilius DC.
  • Diplostephium umbellatum DC.
  • Diplostephium umbellatum (Mill.) Cass.
  • Doellingeria amygdalina Nees
  • Doellingeria umbellata f. intercedens (Fernald) Moldenke
  • Doellingeria umbellata f. umbellata
  • Doellingeria umbellata subsp. umbellata
  • Doellingeria umbellata var. flexicaulis House
  • Doellingeria umbellata var. oneidica House
  • Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata
  • Inula amygdalina (Lam.) Nutt.

Characteristics

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