Asteraceae
Lindley's aster
Symphyotrichum ciliolatum
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Symphyotrichum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Lindley's aster
Synonyms
- Aster ciliolatus Lindl.
- Aster ciliolatus f. ciliolatus
- Aster ciliolatus var. borealis (J.Rousseau) Dutilly & Lepage
- Aster ciliolatus var. ciliolatus
- Aster ciliolatus var. comatus (Fernald) A.G.Jones
- Aster lindleyanus Torr. & A.Gray
- Aster lindleyanus var. borealis J.Rousseau
- Aster lindleyanus var. ciliolatus (Lindl.) A.Gray
- Aster lindleyanus var. comatus Fernald
- Aster lindleyanus var. eximius E.S.Burgess
- Aster lindleyanus var. lindleyanus
- Aster paniculatus Dryand. ex Aiton
- Aster praecox Lindl.
- Aster sanguineus Willd. ex Spreng.
- Aster saundersii E.S.Burgess
- Aster serratifolius Schloss. & Vuk.
- Aster wilsonii Rydb.
- Symphyotrichum ciliolatum var. comatum (Fernald) G.L.Nesom
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- 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.