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Asteraceae

Lyall aster

Symphyotrichum hendersonii (Fernald) G.L.Nesom

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Symphyotrichum

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Lyall aster: Aster (Symphyotrichum) hendersonii isotype HUH00003650 from https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/1999137232 . St. Maries R., Kootenai Co., Idaho, 5 August 1894
Photo: Harvard University Herbaria, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Lyall aster

Synonyms

  • Aster cusickii var. lyallii A.Gray
  • Aster foliaceus var. lyallii (A.Gray) Cronquist
  • Aster hendersonii Fernald
  • Aster kootenayi A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
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.