List of Symphyotrichum species

This is a list of known Symphyotrichum Nees species and hybrids and their subspecific divisions, organised in alphabetical order within their respective subgenera and sections. They are still widely referenced as Aster, their former genus, which now only includes the Old World species. Autonyms have not been listed. Also see the Wikispecies list of Symphyotrichum species.

Subgenus Ascendentes

• Symphyotrichum ascendens (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom – western aster
• Symphyotrichum defoliatum (Parish) G.L.Nesom – San Bernardino aster

Subgenus Astropolium

• Symphyotrichum glabrifolium (DC.) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum graminifolium (Spreng.) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum martii (Baker) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum potosinum (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom – Santa Rita Mountain aster
• Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) G.L.Nesom – eastern annual saltmarsh aster
  • var. elongatum (Boss. ex A.G.Jones & Lowry) S.D.Sundb.
  • var. ligulatum S.D.Sundb.
  • var. parviflorum (Nees) S.D.Sundb.
  • var. squamatum (Spreng.) S.D.Sundb.
• Symphyotrichum tenuifolium (Linnaeus) G.L.Nesom – perennial saltmarsh aster
  • var. aphyllum (R.W.Long) S.D.Sundb.

Subgenus Chapmaniani

• Symphyotrichum chapmanii (Torr. & A.Gray) Semple & Brouillet

Subgenus Symphyotrichum

Section Conyzopsis

• Symphyotrichum ciliatum (Ledeb.) G.L.Nesom – rayless alkali aster
• Symphyotrichum frondosum (Nutt.) G.L.Nesom – short-rayed alkali aster
• Symphyotrichum laurentianum (Fernald) G.L.Nesom – Gulf of St. Lawrence aster

Section Occidentales

• Symphyotrichum chilense (Nees) G.L.Nesom – Pacific aster, common California aster
• Symphyotrichum cusickii (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom – Cusick's aster
• Symphyotrichum eatonii (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom – Eaton's aster
• Symphyotrichum foliaceum (Lindl. ex DC.) G.L.Nesom
  • var. apricum (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
  • var. canbyi (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
  • var. parryi (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum greatae (Parish) G.L.Nesom – Greata's aster
• Symphyotrichum hallii (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom – Hall's aster
• Symphyotrichum hendersonii (Fernald) G.L.Nesom – Lyall aster
• Symphyotrichum jessicae (R.Piper) G.L.Nesom – Jessica's aster
• Symphyotrichum lentum (Greene) G.L.Nesom – Suisun Marsh aster
• Symphyotrichum molle (Rydb.) G.L.Nesom – soft aster
• Symphyotrichum spathulatum (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom – western mountain aster
  • var. intermedium (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
  • var. yosemitanum (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum subspicatum

• Symphyotrichum subspicatum (Nees) G.L.Nesom – Douglas aster

Section Symphyotrichum

• Symphyotrichum anomalum (Engelm.) G.L.Nesom – manyray aster
• Symphyotrichum anticostense (Fernald) G.L.Nesom – Anticosti Island aster
• Symphyotrichum boreale (Torr. & A.Gray) Á.Löve & D.Löve – northern bog aster
• Symphyotrichum bullatum (Klatt) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum burgessii (Britton) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum ciliolatum (Lindl.) Á.Löve & D.Löve – Lindley's aster, Lindley's aster

Symphyotrichum cordifolium

• Symphyotrichum cordifolium (L.) G.L.Nesom – heartleaf aster, common blue wood aster
• Symphyotrichum depauperatum (Fernald) G.L.Nesom – serpentine aster
• Symphyotrichum drummondii (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom – Drummond's aster
  • var. texanum (E.S.Burgess) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum dumosum (L.) G.L.Nesom – rice button aster
• Symphyotrichum elliottii (Torr. & A.Gray) G.L.Nesom – marsh American-aster
• Symphyotrichum eulae (Shinners) G.L.Nesom – Texas aster
• Symphyotrichum firmum (Nees) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve – smooth aster, smooth leaved aster, glaucous aster, smooth blue aster
  • var. concinnum (Willd.) G.L.Nesom
  • var. geyeri (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
  • var. purpuratum (Nees) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (Willd.) G.L.Nesom – panicled aster, tall white aster, white panicle aster
  • var. hesperium (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
  • var. hirsuticaule (Semple & Chmiel.) G.L.Nesom
  • var. interior (Wiegand) G.L.Nesom
  • var. latifolium (Semple & Chmiel.) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum lateriflorum (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve – calico aster
• Symphyotrichum leone (Britton) G. L. Nesom
• Symphyotrichum nahanniense (Cody) Semple

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii

• Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (L.) G.L.Nesom – New York aster
  • var. crenifolium (Fernald) J.Labrecque & L.Brouillet
  • var. elodes (Torr. & A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
  • var. villicaule (A.Gray) J.Labrecque & L.Brouillet
• Symphyotrichum ontarionis (Wiegand) G.L.Nesom – Ontario aster, bottomland aster
  • var. glabratum (Semple) L.Brouillet & D.Bouchard
• Symphyotrichum oolentangiense (Riddell) G.L.Nesom – skyblue aster
• Symphyotrichum parviceps (E.S.Burgess) G.L.Nesom – smallhead aster
• Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L.Nesom – hairy aster, frost aster, hairy white oldfield aster
  • var. pringlei (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum porteri (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom – smooth white aster
• Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) G.L.Nesom – willowleaf aster, willow aster
• Symphyotrichum prenanthoides (Muhl. ex Willd.) G.L.Nesom – crookedstem aster
• Symphyotrichum priceae (Britton) G.L.Nesom – lavender oldfield aster
• Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve – purplestem aster, red-stemmed aster, swamp aster
  • var. scabricaule (Shinners) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum racemosum (Elliot) G.L.Nesom – smooth white oldfield aster
• Symphyotrichum retroflexum (DC.) G.L.Nesom – rigid whitetopp aster
• Symphyotrichum rhiannon Weakley & Govus – Rhiannon aster
• Symphyotrichum robynsianum (J.Rousseau) J.Labrecque & L.Brouillet – longleaf aster
• Symphyotrichum shortii (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom – Short's aster
• Symphyotrichum simmondsii (Small) G.L.Nesom – Simmond's aster
• Symphyotrichum tradescantii (L.) G.L.Nesom – shore aster
• Symphyotrichum turbinellum (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom – smooth violet prairie aster
• Symphyotrichum undulatum (L.) G.L.Nesom – wavyleaf aster
• Symphyotrichum urophyllum (DC.) G.L.Nesom – white arrowleaf aster
• Symphyotrichum welshii (Cronquist) G.L.Nesom – Welsh's aster

Subgenus Virgulus

• Symphyotrichum adnatum (Nutt.) G.L.Nesom – scaleleaf aster
• Symphyotrichum × amethystinum (Nutt.) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum campestre (Nutt.) G.L.Nesom – western meadow aster
• Symphyotrichum concolor (L.) G.L.Nesom – eastern silver aster
  • var. devestitum (S.F.Blake) Semple
• Symphyotrichum ericoides (L.) G.L.Nesom – white aster, heath aster
  • var. pansum (S.F.Blake)G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum falcatum (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom – alpine leafybract aster
  • var. commutatum (Torr. & A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum fendleri (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum fontinale (Alexander) G.L.Nesom – Florida water aster
• Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) G.L.Nesom – Georgia aster
• Symphyotrichum grandiflorum (L.) G.L.Nesom – largeflower aster
• Symphyotrichum lucayanum (Britton) G. L. Nesom
• Symphyotrichum moranense (Kunth) G. L. Nesom

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

• Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (L.) G.L.Nesom – New England aster
• Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (Nutt.) G.L.Nesom – aromatic aster
• Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L.Nesom – late purple aster
  • var. patentissimum (DC.) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum phlogifolium (Muhl. ex Willd.) G.L.Nesom – thinleaf late purple aster
• Symphyotrichum plumosum (Small) Semple
• Symphyotrichum pratense (Raf.) G.L.Nesom – barrens silky aster
• Symphyotrichum pygmaeum (Lindl.) Brouillet & Selliah – pygmy aster
• Symphyotrichum schaffneri (Sch.Bip. ex S.D.Sundb. & A.G.Jones) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum sericeum (Vent.) G.L.Nesom – western silver aster, silky aster
• Symphyotrichum trilineatum (Sch.Bip. ex Klatt) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum walteri (Alexander) G.L.Nesom – Walter's aster
• Symphyotrichum yukonense (Cronquist) G.L.Nesom – Yukon aster

References

• Brouillet, Luc; Semple, John C.; Allen, Geraldine A.; Chambers, Kenton L.; Sundberg, Scott D. (2006), "Symphyotrichum", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.), Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), vol. 20, New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA
• Semple, J. C. (2005). "Symphyotrichum". University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 2007-08-30.
• USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Symphyotrichum Nees". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2018-09-29.