Asteraceae
Calico aster
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Symphyotrichum
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Common names
By language (3)
- English
- Calico aster
- German
- Kattun-Aster
- Swedish
- Rosa ljungaster
Synonyms
- Aglotoma multiflora Raf.
- Anactis glabra Raf.
- Aster bifrons Lindl. ex DC.
- Aster diffusus Aiton
- Aster diffusus var. bifrons (Lindl. ex DC.) A.Gray
- Aster diffusus var. diffusus
- Aster diffusus var. variifolius Peck
- Aster divergens Dryand. ex Aiton
- Aster divergens var. diffusus (Aiton) Nutt.
- Aster divergens var. humilior DC.
- Aster glaber E.Mey. ex Nees
- Aster lateriflorus (L.) Britton
- Aster lateriflorus var. bifrons (Lindl. ex DC.) Fernald
- Aster lateriflorus var. flagellaris Shinners
- Aster lateriflorus var. grandis Porter
- Aster lateriflorus var. horizontalis (Desf.) Farw.
- Aster lateriflorus var. indutus Shinners
- Aster lateriflorus var. lateriflorus
- Aster lateriflorus var. pendulus E.S.Burgess
- Aster lateriflorus var. spatelliformis (E.S.Burgess) A.G.Jones
- Aster miser Nutt.
- Aster miser var. abbreviatus DC.
- Aster miser var. glomerellus Torr. & A.Gray
- Aster miser var. miserrimus Torr. & A.Gray
- Aster miser var. myrtifolius (Willd.) DC.
- Aster multiflorus Nutt.
- Aster myrtifolius Willd.
- Aster recurvatus Willd.
- Aster secundiflorus Desf.
- Aster seliger Nees
- Aster spatelliformis E.S.Burgess
- Aster vimineus Lam.
- Aster vimineus var. columbianus Britton
- Aster vimineus var. dubius Wiegand
- Aster vimineus var. vimineus
- Solidago lateriflora L.
- Symphyotrichum lateriflorum var. flagellare (Shinners) G.L.Nesom
- Symphyotrichum lateriflorum var. spatelliforme (E.S.Burgess) G.L.Nesom
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Cathie Bird, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Chris Light, 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.