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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Great Northern Aster ¹
Canadanthus modestus

northern bog aster ²
Symphyotrichum boreale

rayless annual aster ³
Symphyotrichum ciliatum

Lindley's Aster
Symphyotrichum ciliolatum

Common Blue Wood Aster ⁴
Symphyotrichum cordifolium

Bushy Aster ⁵
Symphyotrichum dumosum

white prairie aster
Symphyotrichum falcatum

white heath aster ⁶
Symphyotrichum ericoides

panicled aster ⁷
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum

calico aster ⁸
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

New England aster ⁹
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

smooth blue aster ¹⁰
Symphyotrichum laeve

Ontario Aster ¹¹
Symphyotrichum ontarionis

hairy white oldfield aster ⁴
Symphyotrichum pilosum

willowleaf aster ¹²
Symphyotrichum praealtum

crookedstem aster ¹³
Symphyotrichum prenanthoides

sky blue aster ⁹
Symphyotrichum oolentangiense

shining aster ¹⁴
Symphyotrichum firmum

swamp aster ⁴
Symphyotrichum puniceum

Robyns' American-aster
Symphyotrichum robynsianum

silky aster ¹¹
Symphyotrichum sericeum

Short's aster ¹⁵
Symphyotrichum shortii

Arrow-leaved Aster ¹⁶
Symphyotrichum urophyllum

Annual saltmarsh aster ¹⁷
Symphyotrichum subulatum

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Asters and Goldenrods (Astereae) of Ontario

Great Northern Aster 1 Canadanthus modestus

northern bog aster 2 Symphyotrichum boreale

rayless annual aster 3 Symphyotrichum ciliatum

Lindley's Aster Symphyotrichum ciliolatum

Common Blue Wood Aster 4 Symphyotrichum cordifolium

Bushy Aster 5 Symphyotrichum dumosum

white prairie aster Symphyotrichum falcatum

white heath aster 6 Symphyotrichum ericoides

panicled aster 7 Symphyotrichum lanceolatum

calico aster 8 Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

New England aster 9 Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

smooth blue aster 10 Symphyotrichum laeve

Ontario Aster 11 Symphyotrichum ontarionis

hairy white oldfield aster 4 Symphyotrichum pilosum

willowleaf aster 12 Symphyotrichum praealtum

crookedstem aster 13 Symphyotrichum prenanthoides

sky blue aster 9 Symphyotrichum oolentangiense

shining aster 14 Symphyotrichum firmum

swamp aster 4 Symphyotrichum puniceum

Robyns' American-aster Symphyotrichum robynsianum

silky aster 11 Symphyotrichum sericeum

Short's aster 15 Symphyotrichum shortii

Arrow-leaved Aster 16 Symphyotrichum urophyllum

Annual saltmarsh aster 17 Symphyotrichum subulatum