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Asteraceae

Arctic aster

Eurybia sibirica (L.) G.L.Nesom

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Eurybia

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Common names

By language (5)
Chinese
西伯利亚紫菀, 鲜卑紫菀, 西伯利亚紫菀原变种, 西伯利亞紫菀原變種
English
Arctic aster
Finnish
Siperianasteri
Norwegian Bokmål
Sibirstjerne
Swedish
Sibirisk aster, Aursunds-aster

Synonyms

  • Aster montanus R.Br.
  • Aster montanus var. montanus
  • Aster prascottii Lindl. ex DC.
  • Aster richardsonii var. richardsonii
  • Aster sibiricus L.
  • Aster sibiricus f. sibiricus
  • Aster sibiricus subsp. sibiricus
  • Aster sibiricus var. sibiricus
  • Aster tataricus (Less.) Turcz.
  • Eurybia sibirica var. sibirica

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: native, Canada: native, 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.