Asteraceae
Columbian whitetop aster
Sericocarpus rigidus
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Sericocarpus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Columbian whitetop aster
Synonyms
- Aster curtus Cronquist
- Galatella platylepis Nees ex Torr. & A.Gray
- Sericocarpus rigidus var. rigidus
Flowers
- In flower
- July to August (from 11 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: kweitemier, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tom Erler, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: USFWS Flickr USFWS Jeff Dillon, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Shane Johnson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Chris Fluit, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Noah How, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: J Straka, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Shane Johnson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cynthia Brossard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Noah How, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Noah How, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Connor Connolly-Moyls, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.