Asters and Goldenrods (Astereae) of Ontario

Ontario's flora includes about 35 species once classified as "Aster" (now split into Symphyotrichum, Oligoneuron, Eurybia, Oclemena, Canadanthus, Doellingeria) and about 30 species of goldenrods (Solidago).

NOTE: iNat observations of all of these species in Ontario require major ...more ↓

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northern bog aster ¹
Symphyotrichum boreale

Lindley's Aster
Symphyotrichum ciliolatum

Common Blue Wood Aster ²
Symphyotrichum cordifolium

Bushy Aster ³
Symphyotrichum dumosum

panicled aster ⁴
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum

calico aster ⁵
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

smooth blue aster ⁶
Symphyotrichum laeve

Ontario Aster ⁷
Symphyotrichum ontarionis

hairy white oldfield aster ²
Symphyotrichum pilosum

willowleaf aster ⁸
Symphyotrichum praealtum

crookedstem aster ⁹
Symphyotrichum prenanthoides

sky blue aster ¹⁰
Symphyotrichum oolentangiense

shining aster ¹¹
Symphyotrichum firmum

swamp aster ²
Symphyotrichum puniceum

Robyns' American-aster
Symphyotrichum robynsianum

Short's aster ¹²
Symphyotrichum shortii

Arrow-leaved Aster ¹³
Symphyotrichum urophyllum

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Asters and Goldenrods (Astereae) of Ontario

northern bog aster 1 Symphyotrichum boreale

Lindley's Aster Symphyotrichum ciliolatum

Common Blue Wood Aster 2 Symphyotrichum cordifolium

Bushy Aster 3 Symphyotrichum dumosum

panicled aster 4 Symphyotrichum lanceolatum

calico aster 5 Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

smooth blue aster 6 Symphyotrichum laeve

Ontario Aster 7 Symphyotrichum ontarionis

hairy white oldfield aster 2 Symphyotrichum pilosum

willowleaf aster 8 Symphyotrichum praealtum

crookedstem aster 9 Symphyotrichum prenanthoides

sky blue aster 10 Symphyotrichum oolentangiense

shining aster 11 Symphyotrichum firmum

swamp aster 2 Symphyotrichum puniceum

Robyns' American-aster Symphyotrichum robynsianum

Short's aster 12 Symphyotrichum shortii

Arrow-leaved Aster 13 Symphyotrichum urophyllum