Asteraceae
Willowleaf aster
Symphyotrichum praealtum
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Symphyotrichum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Willowleaf aster, Willow aster
Synonyms
- Aster carneus Torr. & A.Gray ex Benth.
- Aster coerulescens DC.
- Aster coerulescens var. coerulescens
- Aster nebraskensis Britton
- Aster novi-belgii var. litoreus A.Gray
- Aster praealtus Poir.
- Aster praealtus var. coerulescens (DC.) A.G.Jones
- Aster praealtus var. nebraskensis (Britton) Wiegand
- Aster praealtus var. praealtus
- Aster praealtus var. subasper Wiegand
- Aster praealtus var. texicola Wiegand
- Aster robustus hort. ex Nees
- Aster salicifolius Aiton
- Aster subasper Lindl.
- Symphyotrichum novi-belgii var. litoreum (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
- Symphyotrichum praealtum var. nebraskense (Britton) G.L.Nesom
- Symphyotrichum praealtum var. praealtum
- Symphyotrichum praealtum var. texicola (Wiegand) G.L.Nesom
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.