Asteraceae
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Symphyotrichum
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Symphyotrichum novae-angliaeAsteraceae
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Common names
By language (15)
- Belarusian
- Астра новаанглійская
- Chinese
- 美国紫菀, 美國紫菀
- Czech
- Astřička novoanglická, Hvězdnice novoanglická
- Danish
- Nyengelsk Asters
- Dutch
- Nieuw-Engelse aster
- English
- New England aster, Hairy Michaelmas daisy, Michaelmas daisy, Hairy Michaelmas-daisy
- Estonian
- Kaunis sügisaster
- Finnish
- Tuoksuasteri
- German
- Raublatt-Aster, Raublatt-Herbstaster, Neuengland-Aster
- Japanese
- ネバリノギク
- Russian
- Астра американская, Астра ново-английская, Астра ново-английская 'Purple Dome', Астра новоанглийская
- Slovak
- Astra novoanglická
- Slovenian
- Novoanglijska nebina
- Swedish
- Luktaster
- Welsh
- Blodyn-Mihangel blewog
Synonyms
- Aster altissimus Moench
- Aster amplexicaulis Lam.
- Aster concinnus Colla
- Aster muehlenbergii Tausch
- Aster novae-angliae L.
- Aster novae-angliae f. geneseensis House
- Aster novae-angliae f. novae-angliae
- Aster novae-angliae f. rosarius House
- Aster novae-angliae f. roseus (Desf.) Britton
- Aster novae-angliae f. spurius (Willd.) Voss
- Aster novae-angliae var. monocephalus Farw.
- Aster novae-angliae var. novae-angliae
- Aster roseus Desf.
- Aster spurius Willd.
- Aster spurius var. spurius
- Lasallea novae-angliae (L.) Semple & Brouillet
- Virgulus novae-angliae (L.) Reveal & Keener
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.