Asteraceae
Late purple aster
Symphyotrichum patens
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Symphyotrichum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Late purple aster, Spreading aster
Synonyms
- Aster alatus Aikin
- Aster amplexicaulis Michx.
- Aster auritus Lindl. ex DC.
- Aster patens Aiton
- Aster patens f. patens
- Aster virgatus Elliott
- Lasallea patens (Aiton) Semple & Brouillet
- Symphyotrichum patens var. patens
- Virgulus patens (Aiton) Reveal & Keener
- Virgulus patens var. patens
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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.