Asteraceae
Wavyleaf aster
Symphyotrichum undulatum
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Symphyotrichum
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 东风菜, 東風菜
- English
- Wavyleaf aster, Waxyleaf aster
- lzh
- 東風菜
Synonyms
- Amphirhapis peduncularis (Wall. ex Nees) DC.
- Aster asperifolius E.S.Burgess
- Aster asperulus Torr. & A.Gray
- Aster autumnalis Wender. ex Nees, sec.Torr. & A.Gray
- Aster baldwinii Torr. & A.Gray
- Aster claviger E.S.Burgess
- Aster corrigiatus E.S.Burgess
- Aster diversifolius Michx.
- Aster gracilescens E.S.Burgess
- Aster heteromallus Wender.
- Aster linguiformis E.S.Burgess
- Aster loriformis (E.S.Burgess) E.S.Burgess
- Aster mohrii E.S.Burgess
- Aster proteus E.S.Burgess
- Aster sagittifolius Elliott
- Aster scaber Elliott
- Aster sylvestris E.S.Burgess
- Aster triangularis E.S.Burgess
- Aster truellius E.S.Burgess
- Aster undulatus L.
- Aster undulatus var. abruptifolius E.S.Burgess
- Aster undulatus var. asperulus Alph.Wood
- Aster undulatus var. diversifolius (Michx.) A.Gray
- Aster undulatus var. loriformis E.S.Burgess
- Aster undulatus var. torquatus E.S.Burgess
- Aster undulatus var. triangularis E.S.Burgess
- Aster undulatus var. undulatus
- Biotia corymbosa var. discolor (Maxim.) Regel
- Cineraria ovata Spreng. ex DC.
- Diplopappus asperulus DC.
- Doellingeria scaber (Thunb.) Nees
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Matt Schultz, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: choess, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jeff Wilson, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jeff Wilson, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: John Baur, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Chris Hoess, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Schultz, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: mjpapay, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Schultz, CC0, 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.