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Symphyotrichum cordifolium (formerly Aster cordifolius), commonly known as common blue wood aster, heartleaf aster, [3] and blue wood-aster, [4] is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to central and eastern North America. It reaches heights of up to 1.2 meters (4 feet) and has bluish daisy-like flowers which ...
Aster is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Its circumscription has been narrowed, and it now encompasses around 170 species, all but one of which are restricted to Eurasia ; many species formerly in Aster are now in other genera of the tribe Astereae .
Symphyotrichum (/ ˌ s ɪ m f aɪ ə ˈ t r ɪ k əm /) is a genus of over 100 species and naturally occurring hybrids of herbaceous annual and perennial plants in the composite family, Asteraceae, most which were formerly treated within the genus Aster.
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum is a clump-forming perennial that grows 20–120 centimeters (3 ⁄ 4 –4 feet) tall and up to 30 cm (1 ft) wide. [4] Herbaceous and with alternate leaves, [5] it can have a different appearance throughout its lifespan or a season.
Symphyotrichum robynsianum (formerly Aster robynsianum) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to northeastern North America. Common names include Robyns's aster, [3] longleaf aster, [4] and long-leaved aster. [5]
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (formerly Aster oblongifolius), commonly known as aromatic aster [4] or oblong-leaved aster, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae and is native to parts of the eastern and central United States.
Symphyotrichum retroflexum (formerly Aster retroflexus) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to the southeastern United States. Commonly known as rigid whitetop aster, it is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach 40 to 100 centimeters (16 to 39 inches) tall.
The common name Drummond's aster has been used for the species. There also is an accepted variety native to the south-central United States and northeast Mexico named S. drummondii var. texanum. This variety has the common name of Texas aster. The species is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach 120 centimeters (4 feet) in height.