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.^[1] Autonyms have not been listed. Also see the Wikispecies list of Symphyotrichum species.

Subgenus Ascendentes

• Symphyotrichum ascendens (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum defoliatum (Parish) G.L.Nesom

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
• Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) G.L.Nesom
  • 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
  • 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
• Symphyotrichum frondosum (Nutt.) G.L.Nesom – short-rayed alkali aster
• Symphyotrichum laurentianum (Fernald) G.L.Nesom

Section Occidentales

• Symphyotrichum chilense (Nees) G.L.Nesom – Pacific aster, common California aster
• Symphyotrichum cusickii (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
• 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
• Symphyotrichum hendersonii (Fernald) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum jessicae (R.Piper) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum lentum (Greene) G.L.Nesom – Suisun Marsh aster
• Symphyotrichum molle (Rydb.) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum spathulatum (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom
  • var. intermedium (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
  • var. yosemitanum (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom

Symphyotrichum subspicatum

• Symphyotrichum subspicatum (Nees) G.L.Nesom

Section Symphyotrichum

• Symphyotrichum anomalum (Engelm.) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum anticostense (Fernald) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum boreale (Torr. & A.Gray) Á.Löve & D.Löve
• Symphyotrichum bullatum (Klatt) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum burgessii (Britton) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum ciliolatum (Lindl.) Á.Löve & D.Löve – 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
  • var. texanum (E.S.Burgess) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum dumosum (L.) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum elliottii (Torr. & A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum eulae (Shinners) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum firmum (Nees) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve – smooth aster, smooth leaved aster, glaucous 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
  • 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
  • var. glabratum (Semple) L.Brouillet & D.Bouchard
• Symphyotrichum oolentangiense (Riddell) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum parviceps (E.S.Burgess) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L.Nesom – hairy aster, frost aster
  • var. pringlei (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum porteri (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum prenanthoides (Muhl. ex Willd.) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum priceae (Britton) G.L.Nesom
• 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
• Symphyotrichum retroflexum (DC.) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum rhiannon Weakley & Govus
• Symphyotrichum robynsianum (J.Rousseau) J.Labrecque & L.Brouillet
• Symphyotrichum shortii (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum simmondsii (Small) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum tradescantii (L.) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum turbinellum (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum undulatum (L.) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum urophyllum (DC.) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum welshii (Cronquist) G.L.Nesom

Subgenus Virgulus

• Symphyotrichum adnatum (Nutt.) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum × amethystinum (Nutt.) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum campestre (Nutt.) G.L.Nesom – western meadow aster
• Symphyotrichum concolor (L.) G.L.Nesom
  • 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
  • var. commutatum (Torr. & A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum fendleri (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum fontinale (Alexander) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum grandiflorum (L.) G.L.Nesom
• 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
  • var. patentissimum (DC.) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum phlogifolium (Muhl. ex Willd.) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum plumosum (Small) Semple
• Symphyotrichum pratense (Raf.) G.L.Nesom
• Symphyotrichum pygmaeum (Lindl.) Brouillet & Selliah
• 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
• Symphyotrichum yukonense (Cronquist) G.L.Nesom

Notes

1. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.

References

• Brouillet, L.; et al. (2006), "Symphyotrichum", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+, Flora of North America, 20, New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 465
• Semple, J. C. (2005), Symphyotrichum, University of Waterloo