Asteraceae (Aster) of the Pacific Northwest
Will need to separate into different parts because there are 1,000+ species. This one will help to get to the subfamily or genera first.
Probably separate into the subfamilies: (check on Tropicos for accepted / current ...more ↓
balsamroots
Balsamorhiza is a genus of plants in the sunflower family known commonly as balsamroots. These are perennials with fleshy taproots and caudices bearing erect stems and large, basal leaves. Atop the tall stems are showy yellow sunflower-like blooms. Balsamroots are native to western North America (United States and Canada).
Blepharipappus
Blepharipappus is a North American plant genus in the daisy family containing the single known species Blepharipappus scaber, known by the common name rough eyelash, or rough eyelashweed.
coneflowers
Ratibida is a genus of North American plants in the sunflower tribe within the daisy family. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie coneflowers.
galinsogas
Galinsoga is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to North and South America and the West Indies, and naturalized in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.
Cota
Cota is a genus belonging to the chamomile tribe within the sunflower family. It is native to Europe, North Africa, and southwestern Asia, with a few species naturalized elsewhere. It is an herbaceous plant with flower heads including white or yellow ray florets and yellow disc florets.
Moroccan chamomile
Cladanthus mixtus, commonly known as the Moroccan chamomile, is a Mediterranean species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. The plant is often considered a weed but is used to gather oils that are useful for calming people down and soothing the skin. The species' oils change in composition depending on the area which it occupies.
Chamomiles
Anthemis is a genus of aromatic flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, closely related to Chamaemelum, and like that genus, known by the common name chamomile; some species are also called dog-fennel or mayweed. Anthemis are native to the Mediterranean region and southwest Asia east to Iran. A number of species have also become naturalized ...more ↓
Butterburs
Petasites is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, that are commonly referred to as butterburs and coltsfoots. They are perennial plants with thick, creeping underground rhizomes and large rhubarb-like leaves during the growing season.
Machaeranthera
Machaeranthera is a genus of North American flowering plants in the daisy family which are known by the common name tansyaster.
yarrows
Achillea /ækɪˈliːə/ is a group of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753.
fleabanes and horseweeds
Erigeron (/ɪˈrɪdʒərɒn/) is a large genus of plants in the daisy family. It is sometimes confused with other closely related genera, Aster and the true daisy Bellis. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution in dry, mountainous areas and grassland, with the highest diversity in North America.
fleabanes and horseweeds
Erigeron (/ɪˈrɪdʒərɒn/) is a large genus of plants in the daisy family. It is sometimes confused with other closely related genera, Aster and the true daisy Bellis. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution in dry, mountainous areas and grassland, with the highest diversity in North America.
American asters
Symphyotrichum (/ˌsɪmfaɪəˈtrɪkəm/) is a genus of about 90 species of herbaceous annual and perennial plants in the composite family (Asteraceae) that were formerly treated within the genus Aster. The majority are endemic to North America, but several species also occur in the West Indies, Central and South America, as well as in eastern Eurasia. Many species have been ...more ↓
White-topped Asters
Sericocarpus is a genus of North American plants in the aster tribe within the sunflower family. Whitetop aster is a common name for the genus.
asters
Aster is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Its circumscription has been narrowed, and it now encompasses around 180 species, all but one of which are restricted to Eurasia; many species formerly in Aster are now in other genera of the tribe Astereae. Aster amellus is the type species of the genus and the family Asteraceae.
Ionactis
Ionactis, conmmon name stiff-leaved Asters or ankle-asters, is a small genus of plants belonging to the daisy family. These aster-like plants are endemic to North America (Canada and the United States). One species is widespread across much of the eastern half of the continent, while two others are rare endemics with very restricted ranges (see below).
wood asters
Eurybia is a genus of plants in the composite family that were previously included in the genus Aster. Most species are native to North America, although one is also present in northern Eurasia. There are 23 species in the genus including 1 natural hybrid. The name was first applied by Alexandre de Cassini in 1820. The name is derived from Ancient Greek ευρυς ...more ↓
Oreostemma
Oreostemma is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae. Species are found in western North America, with two endemic to California.
Tripleurospermum
Tripleurospermum is a genus in the chamomile tribe within the sunflower family. Mayweed is a common name for plants in this genus.
grounddaisies
Townsendia is a genus of North American plants in the aster tribe within the daisy family.
Tidytips
Layia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family known generally as tidy tips, native to western North America. Several are California endemics.
German chamomiles and pineapple-weeds
Matricaria is a genus of flowering plants in the Chamomile tribe within the sunflower family. Some of the species have the common name of "mayweed," but this name also refers to plants not in this genus.
Leucanthemum
Leucanthemum is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is mainly distributed in southern and central Europe. Some species are known on other continents as introduced species, and some are cultivated as ornamental plants. The name Leucanthemum derives from the Greek words λευκός – leukos ("white") and ἄνθεμον – anthemon ...more ↓
doll's daisies
Boltonia is a genus of plants in the sunflower family native primarily to North America with one species in eastern Asia.
Blanketflowers
Gaillardia /ɡeɪˈlɑːrdiə/ (common name blanket flower) is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, native to North and South America. It was named after an M. Gaillard de Charentonneau, an 18th-century French magistrate who was a patron of botany. The common name may refer to the resemblance of the inflorescence to the brightly patterned blankets ...more ↓
tansies
Tanacetum is a genus of about 160 species of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae, native to many regions of the Northern Hemisphere. They are known commonly as tansies. The name tansy can refer specifically to Tanacetum vulgare, which may be called the common tansy or garden tansy for clarity.
Eatonella
Eatonella is a North American genus of plants in the daisy family containing the single known species Eatonella nivea, which is calledby the common name white false tickhead. This small annual is native to the western United States, particularly the Great Basin, where it grows in sandy soils. It has been found in Washington (Grant + Kittitas Counties), ...more ↓
Lagophylla
Lagophylla is a small genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family. The genus is native to western North America, especially California.
Rigiopappus
Rigiopappus is a genus of North American plants in the aster tribe within the sunflower family. It is closely related to genus Pentachaeta.
groundsels
Senecio /sɪˈniːʃi.oʊ/ is a genus of the daisy family (Asteraceae) that includes ragworts and groundsels. The scientific Latin genus name, Senecio, means "old man."
Fleaworts
Tephroseris is a genus of Eurasian and North American plants in the groundsel tribe within the daisy family.
Jacobaea
Jacobaea is a genus of the tribe Senecioneae and the family Asteraceae. Its members used to be placed in the genus Senecio, but have been separated into the segregate genus Jacobaea on the basis of molecular phylogenetics in order to maintain genera that are monophyletic. The following species are recognised by The Plant List:
Tussilago
Tussilago farfara, commonly known as coltsfoot,:770 is a plant in the groundsel tribe in the daisy family Asteraceae, native to Europe and parts of western and central Asia. The name "tussilago" is derived from the Latin tussis, meaning cough, and ago, meaning to cast or to act on. It has had uses in traditional medicine, but the discovery of toxic ...more ↓
American groundsels and ragworts
Packera is a genus of about 64 species of plants in the composite family, Asteraceae. Its members were previously included in the genus Senecio (where they were called aureoid senecios by Asa Gray), but were divided out based on chromosome numbers, a variety of morphological characters, and molecular phylogeny.
Arnica
Arnica /ˈɑːrnɪkə/ is a genus of perennial, herbaceous plants in the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The genus name Arnica may be derived from the Greek arni, "lamb", in reference to the plants' soft, hairy leaves. Arnica is also known by the names Mountain Tobacco and, confusingly, Leopard's bane and Wolfsbane—two names that it shares with the ...more ↓
Xanthisma
Xanthisma, common name sleepy-daisy, is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family.
goldenweeds
Pyrrocoma is a genus of North American plants in the daisy family. These wildflowers are sometimes known as goldenweeds.
Leopard's-banes
Doronicum is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, known as leopard's-banes. They are all herbaceous perennials native to Europe, southwest Asia and Siberia. They produce yellow, daisy-like flowerheads in spring and summer.
fleabanes and horseweeds
Erigeron (/ɪˈrɪdʒərɒn/) is a large genus of plants in the daisy family. It is sometimes confused with other closely related genera, Aster and the true daisy Bellis. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution in dry, mountainous areas and grassland, with the highest diversity in North America.
Inula
Inula is a large genus of about 90 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe, Asia and Africa.
goldenrods
Solidago, commonly called goldenrods, is a genus of about 100 to 120 species of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. Most are herbaceous perennial species found in open areas such as meadows, prairies, and savannas. They are mostly native to North America, including Mexico; a few species are native to South America and Eurasia. Some American species have also ...more ↓
grass-leaved goldenrods
Euthamia is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. They are known commonly as goldentops and grass-leaved goldenrods.
Tonestus
Tonestus, common name serpentweed, is a genus of North American flowering plants in the aster family.
Mock Goldenweeds
Stenotus is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae. There are four species, all native to western North America. They are known commonly as mock goldenweeds.
goldenweeds
Pyrrocoma is a genus of North American plants in the daisy family. These wildflowers are sometimes known as goldenweeds.
goldenrods
Solidago, commonly called goldenrods, is a genus of about 100 to 120 species of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. Most are herbaceous perennial species found in open areas such as meadows, prairies, and savannas. They are mostly native to North America, including Mexico; a few species are native to South America and Eurasia. Some American species have also ...more ↓
Columbiadoria
Columbiadoria is a small North American genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.
False Goldenasters
Heterotheca, (common names goldenasters, camphorweed, or telegraph weed) are North American plants in the sunflower family.
yarrows
Achillea /ækɪˈliːə/ is a group of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753.
Cota
Cota is a genus belonging to the chamomile tribe within the sunflower family. It is native to Europe, North Africa, and southwestern Asia, with a few species naturalized elsewhere. It is an herbaceous plant with flower heads including white or yellow ray florets and yellow disc florets.
balsamroots
Balsamorhiza is a genus of plants in the sunflower family known commonly as balsamroots. These are perennials with fleshy taproots and caudices bearing erect stems and large, basal leaves. Atop the tall stems are showy yellow sunflower-like blooms. Balsamroots are native to western North America (United States and Canada).
Blanketflowers
Gaillardia /ɡeɪˈlɑːrdiə/ (common name blanket flower) is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, native to North and South America. It was named after an M. Gaillard de Charentonneau, an 18th-century French magistrate who was a patron of botany. The common name may refer to the resemblance of the inflorescence to the brightly patterned blankets ...more ↓
coneflowers
Ratibida is a genus of North American plants in the sunflower tribe within the daisy family. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie coneflowers.
Spikeweeds
Centromadia is a genus of North American plants in the tarweed tribe within the sunflower family.
Sunrays
Enceliopsis is a small genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. They are sometimes called sunrays. They are similar to the daisylike plants in the related genus Encelia. These three shrubs are native to the western United States and Canada.
black-eyed Susans and coneflowers
Rudbeckia /rʌdˈbɛkiə/ is a plant genus in the sunflower family. The species are commonly called coneflowers and black-eyed-susans; all are native to North America and many species are cultivated in gardens for their showy yellow or gold flower heads.
Beggarticks
Bidens is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. The common names beggarticks, black jack, burr marigolds, cobbler's pegs, Spanish needles, stickseeds, tickseeds and tickseed sunflowers refer to the fruits of the plants, most of which are bristly and barbed, with two sharp pappi at the end. The generic ...more ↓
Niger
Guizotia abyssinica is an erect, stout, branched annual herb, grown for its edible oil and seed. Its cultivation originated in the Ethiopian highlands, and has spread to other parts of Ethiopia. Common names include: noog/nug (Ethio-Semitic ኑግ nūg); niger, nyger, nyjer, or Niger seed; ramtil or ramtilla; inga seed; ...more ↓
Tickseed
Coreopsis /ˌkɒriːˈɒpsɪs/ is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Common names include calliopsis and tickseed, a name shared with various other plants.
Rigiopappus
Rigiopappus is a genus of North American plants in the aster tribe within the sunflower family. It is closely related to genus Pentachaeta.
Lagophylla
Lagophylla is a small genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family. The genus is native to western North America, especially California.
cowpen daisy
Verbesina encelioides is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. The species is native to many parts of the United States and Mexico. It is naturalized in other parts of North America, the Middle East, Spain, Argentina, Australia and the Pacific islands. Common names include golden crownbeard, cowpen daisy, butter daisy, crown-beard, American ...more ↓
Dwarf Sunflowers
Helianthella, the little sunflower, is a genus of North American plants in the sunflower family.
sunflowers
Helianthus or sunflower (from the Greek: ήλιος, Hēlios, "sun" and ανθός, anthos, "flower") L. /ˌhiːliˈænθəs/ is a genus of plants comprising about 70 species in the family Asteraceae. The genus is one of many in the Asteraceae that are known as sunflowers. Except for three species in South America, all Helianthus species are native to North America. ...more ↓
Heliomeris
Heliomeris is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family known generally as false goldeneyes.
Hemizonella
Hemizonella is a genus of North American plants in the tarweed tribe within the sunflower family.
tarweeds
Madia is a genus of annual or perennial usually aromatic herbs with yellow flowers, in the tarweed tribe within the sunflower family.Tropicos, Madia Molina
pot marigold
Calendula officinalis, the pot marigold, ruddles, common marigold or Scotch marigold, is a plant in the genus Calendula of the family Asteraceae. It is probably native to southern Europe, though its long history of cultivation makes its precise origin unknown, and it may possibly be of garden origin. It is also widely naturalised further north ...more ↓
Corn Marigold
Glebionis segetum (syn. Chrysanthemum segetum) is a species of the genus Glebionis, probably native only to the eastern Mediterranean region but now naturalized in western and northern Europe as well as China and parts of North America. Common names include corn marigold and corn daisy.
Anisocarpus
Anisocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the tarweed tribe within the daisy family.
Kyhosia
Kyhosia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the aster family containing the single species Kyhosia bolanderi, which is known by the common names Bolander's madia and kyhosia.
Hulsea
Hulsea is a small genus of North American flowering plants in the sunflower family known commonly as alpinegold.
tansies
Tanacetum is a genus of about 160 species of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae, native to many regions of the Northern Hemisphere. They are known commonly as tansies. The name tansy can refer specifically to Tanacetum vulgare, which may be called the common tansy or garden tansy for clarity.
sneezeweeds
Helenium is a genus of annuals and deciduous herbaceous perennials in the sunflower family native to the Americas.
Four-nerved Daisies
Tetraneuris, commonly known as four-nerve daisy or bitterweed, is a genus of North American plants in the sneezeweed tribe within the daisy family.
Rubberweeds
Hymenoxys (rubberweed or bitterweed) is a genus of plants in the sunflower family, native to North and South America. It was named by Alexandre Henri Gabriel de Cassini in 1828.
Woolly sunflowers
Eriophyllum, commonly known as the woolly sunflower, is a North American genus of plants in the sunflower family. The genus is native to western North America (USA, Canada, northwestern Mexico), with a concentration of narrow endemics in California.
gumplants
Grindelia (gumweed) is a genus of plants native to the Americas belonging to the sunflower family.
Grindelia is a very morphologically various group. Taxonomy is under flux right now.
Dyssodia
Dyssodia Cav. is a small genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. Most dyssodias are now treated as members of other related genera, including Thymophylla or Adenophyllum, with Dyssodia as genus synonym. Dyssodia papposa is usually retained in this genus.
Picradeniopsis
Bahia is a small genus of perennial flowering plants in the sunflower family. The common name is also bahia. It is named in honor of the Spanish botanist Juan Francisco Bahí (1775–1841).
Jaumea
Jaumea is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. The plants are sprawling perennial herbs branching mostly from the base. Flower heads are yellow, with disc flowers and also usually with ray flowers.
Eatonella
Eatonella is a North American genus of plants in the daisy family containing the single known species Eatonella nivea, which is calledby the common name white false tickhead. This small annual is native to the western United States, particularly the Great Basin, where it grows in sandy soils. It has been found in Washington (Grant + Kittitas Counties), ...more ↓
matchweeds and snakeweeds
Gutierrezia is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, native to western North America and western South America. Plants of this genus are known generally as snakeweeds or matchweeds. Some species have been called greasewood. They are annual or perennial plants or subshrubs with yellow or white flowers.
Xanthisma
Xanthisma, common name sleepy-daisy, is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family.
goldfields
Lasthenia, commonly known as goldfields, is a genus of the botanical family Asteraceae. The genus is named after Lasthenia, a cross-dressing female pupil of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato.
goldfields
Lasthenia, commonly known as goldfields, is a genus of the botanical family Asteraceae. The genus is named after Lasthenia, a cross-dressing female pupil of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato.
Baccharis
Baccharis /ˈbækərɪs/ is a genus of perennials and shrubs in the aster family (Asteraceae). They are commonly known as baccharises but sometimes referred to as "brooms", because many members have small thin leaves resembling the true brooms. They are not at all related to these however, but belong to an entirely different lineage of eudicots. B. halimifolia is ...more ↓
Luina
Luina, commonly called silverback, is a small genus of perennial shrubs in the groundsel tribe within the sunflower family.
horsebrushes and cottonthorns
Tetradymia is a genus of North American shrubs in the groundsel tribe within the sunflower family. Horsebrush is a common name for plants in this genus.
