Asteraceae
Shore aster
Symphyotrichum tradescantii
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Symphyotrichum
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Symphyotrichum tradescantiiAsteraceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Shore aster
- Slovenian
- Drobnocvetna nebina
Synonyms
- Aster artemisiiflorus Poir.
- Aster bellidiflorus Nees
- Aster miser Dryand. ex Aiton
- Aster miser var. miser
- Aster recurvatus Pursh
- Aster saxatilis Blanch.
- Aster scoparius Nees
- Aster tradescantii L.
- Aster tradescantii var. saxatilis House
- Aster tradescantii var. tradescantii
- Aster vimineus var. saxatilis Fernald
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.