Asteraceae

Charming woodyaster

Xylorhiza venusta A.Heller

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Xylorhiza

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Charming woodyaster: Charming woodyaster (Xylorhiza venusta), Aster family (Asteraceae). Along the LaSal Loop Road, San Juan County, Utah. — Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Charming woodyaster

Synonyms

Aster venustus M.E.Jones
Machaeranthera venusta (M.E.Jones) Cronquist & D.D.Keck

Characteristics

Growth habit: Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, 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.