Asteraceae
Short's aster
Symphyotrichum shortii
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Symphyotrichum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Short's aster
Synonyms
- Aster camptosorus Small
- Aster shortii Lindl.
- Aster shortii f. candidus Benke
- Aster shortii f. gronemannii Benke
- Aster shortii f. shortii
- Aster shortii subsp. shortii
- Aster shortii var. camptosorus (Small) D.B.Ward
- Aster shortii var. monroei Benke
- Aster shortii var. shortii
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: File:North America second level political division 2 and Greenland.svg : Alex Co, CC BY-SA 2.5, 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.