Asteraceae
Eastern showy aster
Eurybia spectabilis
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Eurybia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Eastern showy aster
Synonyms
- Aster bellidiflorus Steud.
- Aster bellidiflorus var. salicinus DC.
- Aster commixtus (Nees) Kuntze
- Aster elegans Willd.
- Aster speciosus Hornem.
- Aster spectabilis Aiton
- Aster spectabilis var. bellidifolius Nutt.
- Aster spectabilis var. spectabilis
- Aster spectabilis var. suffultus Fernald
- Eurybia commixta Nees
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.