Asteraceae
Rayless alkali aster
Symphyotrichum ciliatum
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Symphyotrichum
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 短星菊
- English
- Rayless alkali aster
- Slovak
- Astra brvitá
Synonyms
- Aster alpinus var. brachyglossus
- Aster angustatus (Lindl.) Torr. & A.Gray
- Aster brachyactis S.F.Blake
- Aster ciliatus B.Fedtsch.
- Bindera ciliata Raf.
- Brachyactis angustus (Lindl.) Britton
- Brachyactis ciliata Ledeb.
- Brachyactis ciliata subsp. ciliata
- Brachyactis ciliata var. ciliata
- Erigeron ciliatus Ledeb.
- Linosyris humilis Torr. & A.Gray
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, 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.