Asteraceae
White heath aster
Symphyotrichum ericoides
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Symphyotrichum
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 斯克綿毛紫苑, 斯克绵毛紫苑, 白花紫菀
- Czech
- Astřička vřesovcová, Hvězdnice vřesovcová
- English
- White heath aster, Heath aster, Manyflowered aster
- German
- Myrten-Aster, Erika-Aster, Heide-Aster, Septemberkraut
- nv
- Nádiznézí
- Slovenian
- Resolistna astra
Synonyms
- Aster ciliatus Willd.
- Aster ciliatus Muhl.
- Aster ericoides L.
- Aster ericoides f. ericoides
- Aster ericoides f. exiguus Fernald
- Aster ericoides f. gramsii Benke
- Aster ericoides subsp. ericoides
- Aster ericoides subsp. pansus (S.F.Blake) A.G.Jones
- Aster ericoides var. ericoides
- Aster ericoides var. multiflorus (Aiton) Pers.
- Aster ericoides var. pansus (S.F.Blake) B.Boivin
- Aster ericoides var. prostratus S.F.Blake
- Aster ericoides var. reevesii A.Gray
- Aster ericoides var. stricticaulis (Torr. & A.Gray) F.C.Gates
- Aster exiguus Rydb.
- Aster glabellus Nees
- Aster leptophyllus Hort.Par. ex DC.
- Aster multiflorus Aiton
- Aster multiflorus var. caeruleus Benke
- Aster multiflorus var. multiflorus
- Aster multiflorus var. normalis Kuntze
- Aster multiflorus var. pansus S.F.Blake
- Aster multiflorus var. stricticaulis Torr. & A.Gray
- Aster pansus (S.F.Blake) Cronquist
- Aster pauciflorus M.Martens
- Aster ramulosus var. incanopilosus Lindl.
- Aster reevesii (A.Gray) Bergmans
- Aster reversii hort. ex Decne.
- Eucephalus ericoides Nutt.
- Lasallea ericoides (L.) Semple & Brouillet
- Symphyotrichum ericoides subsp. ericoides
- Symphyotrichum ericoides subsp. pansum (S.F.Blake) Semple
- Symphyotrichum ericoides var. pansum (S.F.Blake) G.L.Nesom
- Symphyotrichum ericoides var. stricticaule (Torr. & A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
- Virgulus ericoides (L.) Reveal & Keener
- Virgulus ericoides subsp. ericoides
- Virgulus ericoides subsp. pansus (S.F.Blake) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Virgulus ericoides var. ericoides
- Virgulus ericoides var. pansus (S.F.Blake) Reveal & Keener
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Cody Hough, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Mayfield from Chicago area, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Mayfield from Chicago area, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Mayfield from Chicago area, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rob Foster, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: aarongunnar, CC BY 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.