Asteraceae
Purplestem aster
Symphyotrichum puniceum
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Symphyotrichum
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Symphyotrichum puniceumAsteraceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Purplestem aster
- Slovenian
- Vijoličasta nebina
Synonyms
- Aster amoenus Lam.
- Aster blandus Pursh
- Aster carneus var. ambiguus Torr. & A.Gray
- Aster carneus var. carneus
- Aster confertus Desf.
- Aster hispidus Lam.
- Aster lucidus Wender.
- Aster obliquus DC.
- Aster obliquus Nees
- Aster puniceus L.
- Aster puniceus f. candidus Fernald
- Aster puniceus f. colbyi (Benke) Shinners
- Aster puniceus f. demissus (Lindl.) Fernald
- Aster puniceus f. etiamalbus Venard
- Aster puniceus f. puniceus
- Aster puniceus f. rufescens Fassett
- Aster puniceus subsp. puniceus
- Aster puniceus var. calderi Lepage
- Aster puniceus var. laevicaulis A.Gray
- Aster puniceus var. lucidus MacMill.
- Aster puniceus var. monocephalus Farw.
- Aster puniceus var. perlongus Fernald
- Aster puniceus var. purpureus Pursh
- Aster puniceus var. rufescens Pursh
- Aster puniceus var. vimineus Torr. & A.Gray
- Aster rigidulus Desf.
- Aster virgatus Nees
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: 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.