OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA, that is
Aster, Symphyotrichum, Eurybia, Sericocarpus, Oclemena, Doellingeria, Ionactis, Ampelaster
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| Ampelaster carolinianus | Climbing Aster |
| Symphyotrichum concinnum | Narrowleaf Smooth Blue Aster, Harmonious Aster |
| Symphyotrichum elliottii | Elliott's Aster, Southern Swamp Aster |
| Symphyotrichum georgianum | Georgia Aster |
| Symphyotrichum grandiflorum | Big-headed Aster, Rough Aster, Large-headed Aster, Largeflower Aster |
| Symphyotrichum laeve | Smooth Blue Aster |
| Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | New England Aster, Michaelmas-daisy |
| Symphyotrichum novi-belgii var. elodes | New York Aster |
| Symphyotrichum oblongifolium | Eastern Aromatic Aster, Shale-barren Aster |
| Symphyotrichum patens var. patens | Late Purple Aster, Common Clasping Aster, Late Blue Aster, Skydrop Aster |
| Symphyotrichum phlogifolium | Appalachian Clasping Aster, Thinleaf Late Purple Aster |
| Symphyotrichum prenanthoides | Zigzag Aster, Crooked-stem Aster |
| Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum | Purplestem Aster, Swamp Aster |
| Symphyotrichum undulatum | Wavyleaf Aster |
| Symphyotrichum walteri | Walter's Aster |
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| Symphyotrichum cordifolium | Heartleaf Aster, Common Blue Wood Aster |
| Symphyotrichum lowrieanum | Smooth Heartleaf Aster, Lowrie's Blue Wood Aster, Lowrie's Aster |
| Symphyotrichum shortii | Short's Aster, Midwestern Blue Heart-leaved Aster |
| Symphyotrichum undulatum | Wavyleaf Aster |
| Symphyotrichum urophyllum | White Arrowleaf Aster, Arrowleaf Blue Wood Aster |
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| Symphyotrichum concolor var. concolor | Eastern Silvery Aster |
| Symphyotrichum divaricatum | Midwestern Salt-marsh Aster, Annual Water Aster, Yard Aster |
| Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum | Bushy Aster, Long-stalked Aster, Rice Button Aster |
| Symphyotrichum elliottii | Elliott's Aster, Southern Swamp Aster |
| Symphyotrichum praealtum var. angustior | Willowleaf Aster, Veiny-lined Aster, Tall Aster, Willow Aster |
| Symphyotrichum racemosum var. racemosum | Small White Aster |
| Symphyotrichum racemosum var. subdumosum | Small White Oldfield Aster |
| Symphyotrichum retroflexum | Curtis's Aster, Rigid Whitetop Aster |
| Symphyotrichum rhiannon | Buck Creek Aster, Rhiannon's Aster |
| Symphyotrichum sericeum | Western Silvery Aster |
| Symphyotrichum simmondsii | Simmonds’s Aster |
| Symphyotrichum subulatum | Eastern Saltmarsh Aster, Annual Saltmarsh Aster |
| Symphyotrichum tenuifolium | Perennial Saltmarsh Aster |
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| Symphyotrichum oblongifolium | Eastern Aromatic Aster, Shale-barren Aster |
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| Symphyotrichum urophyllum | White Arrowleaf Aster, Arrowleaf Blue Wood Aster |
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| Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum | Bushy Aster, Long-stalked Aster, Rice Button Aster |
| Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum | Panicled Aster, White Panicle Aster, Tall White Aster |
| Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. latifolium | Broadleaf Panicled Aster, White Panicle Aster |
| Symphyotrichum lateriflorum | Calico Aster, Starved Aster, Goblet Aster |
| Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pilosum | Frost Aster, White Heath Aster |
| Symphyotrichum racemosum var. racemosum | Small White Aster |
| Symphyotrichum racemosum var. subdumosum | Small White Oldfield Aster |
| Symphyotrichum simmondsii | Simmonds’s Aster |
| Symphyotrichum subulatum | Eastern Saltmarsh Aster, Annual Saltmarsh Aster |
| Symphyotrichum tenuifolium | Perennial Saltmarsh Aster |
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| Eurybia eryngiifolia | Eryngo-leaved Aster, Thistleleaf Aster |
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| Eurybia compacta | Slender Aster |
| Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | New England Aster, Michaelmas-daisy |
| Symphyotrichum oblongifolium | Eastern Aromatic Aster, Shale-barren Aster |
| Symphyotrichum prenanthoides | Zigzag Aster, Crooked-stem Aster |
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| Eurybia macrophylla | Large-leaf Aster, Bigleaf Aster |
| Eurybia mirabilis | Piedmont Aster, Bouquet Aster |
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| Aster tataricus | Tatarian Aster |
| Eurybia radula | Rough-leaved Aster, Low Rough Aster |
| Eurybia spectabilis | Low Showy Aster, Eastern Showy Aster |
| Eurybia surculosa | Creeping Aster, Michaux's Wood-Aster |
| Ionactis linariifolia | Stiffleaf Aster, Flaxleaf Aster, Spruce Aster |
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| Symphyotrichum oblongifolium | Eastern Aromatic Aster, Shale-barren Aster |
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| Eurybia avita | Alexander's Rock Aster |
| Eurybia paludosa | Savannah Grass-leaved Aster, Southern Swamp Aster |
| Eurybia surculosa | Creeping Aster, Michaux's Wood-Aster |
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| Eurybia chlorolepis | Blue Ridge White Heart-leaved Aster, Mountain Wood-aster |
| Eurybia divaricata | White Wood-aster, Woodland Aster, Common White Heart-leaved Aster |
| Eurybia macrophylla | Large-leaf Aster, Bigleaf Aster |
| Eurybia mirabilis | Piedmont Aster, Bouquet Aster |
| Eurybia schreberi | Schreber's Aster |
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| Doellingeria infirma | Appalachian Flat-topped White Aster, Cornel-leaf Aster, Cornel-leaf Whitetop Aster, Appalachian Whitetop Aster |
| Doellingeria sericocarpoides | Pocosin Flat-top Aster, Southern Whitetop, Streamhead Flat-top Aster, Southern Flat-top Aster |
| Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata | Northern Tall Flat-top White Aster, Northern Tall Whitetop Aster, Northern Tall Flat-top Aster |
| Oclemena acuminata | Whorled Nodding-aster, Whorled Wood-aster, Whorled Aster, Floral Wood Aster |
| Oclemena reticulata | Pine-barren Aster, Whitetop Aster |
| Sericocarpus asteroides | Toothed Whitetop Aster |
| Sericocarpus caespitosus | Toothed Whitetop Aster |
| Sericocarpus linifolius | Narrowleaf Whitetop Aster, Slender Whitetop Aster |
| Sericocarpus tortifolius | Twisted-leaf Whitetop Aster, Dixie Whitetop Aster |
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| Oclemena reticulata | Pine-barren Aster, Whitetop Aster |
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| Eurybia avita | Alexander's Rock Aster |
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| Ionactis linariifolia | Stiffleaf Aster, Flaxleaf Aster, Spruce Aster |
This database doesn't include any Asters that meet those criteria.
This database doesn't include any Asters that meet those criteria.
This database doesn't include any Asters that meet those criteria.
This database doesn't include any Asters that meet those criteria.
This database doesn't include any Asters that meet those criteria.
This database doesn't include any Asters that meet those criteria.
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| Eurybia eryngiifolia | Eryngo-leaved Aster, Thistleleaf Aster |
This key was inspired by Ron Lance's handout “Guide to the Asters of Western North Carolina,” and built on that as well as on the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas, Weakley's Flora, and Flora of North America.
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