Asteraceae
Skyblue aster
Symphyotrichum oolentangiense
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Symphyotrichum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Skyblue aster, Azure aster
Synonyms
- Aster azureus Lindl.
- Aster azureus f. azureus
- Aster azureus f. incarnatus Farw.
- Aster azureus f. laevicaulis Fernald
- Aster azureus var. azureus
- Aster azureus var. incarnatus Farw.
- Aster azureus var. laevicaulis Fernald
- Aster azureus var. poaceus (E.S.Burgess ex Small) Fernald
- Aster azureus var. scabrior Engelm. ex Small
- Aster azureus var. scabrior Engelm. ex E.S.Burgess
- Aster capillaceus E.S.Burgess
- Aster oolentangiensis Riddell
- Aster oolentangiensis f. incarnatus (Farw.) A.G.Jones
- Aster oolentangiensis f. oolentangiensis
- Aster oolentangiensis var. laevicaulis (Fernald) A.G.Jones
- Aster oolentangiensis var. oolentangiensis
- Aster oolentangiensis var. poaceus (E.S.Burgess) A.G.Jones
- Aster poaceus E.S.Burgess
- Aster vernalis E.S.Burgess
- Symphyotrichum oolentangiense var. oolentangiense
- Symphyotrichum oolentangiense var. poaceum (E.S.Burgess) G.L.Nesom
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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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.