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 ↓

Alpine Aster 1
Aster alpinus
flat-top white aster 2
Doellingeria umbellata
rough wood aster 3
Eurybia radula
White Wood Aster 4
Eurybia divaricata
large-leaved aster 5
Eurybia macrophylla
Great Northern Aster 6
Canadanthus modestus
Schreber's Wood Aster 7
Eurybia schreberi
whorled wood aster 8
Oclemena acuminata
tall goldenrod 9
Solidago altissima
bog aster 10
Oclemena nemoralis
silverrod 11
Solidago bicolor
cut-leaf goldenrod
Solidago arguta
Brenda's goldenrod 12
Solidago brendae
bluestem goldenrod 7
Solidago caesia
Canada goldenrod 12
Solidago canadensis
broad-leaved goldenrod 7
Solidago flexicaulis
giant goldenrod 13
Solidago gigantea
early goldenrod 14
Solidago juncea
Elegant Goldenrod 15
Solidago lepida
large-leaved goldenrod 16
Solidago macrophylla
Hairy Goldenrod 17
Solidago hispida
Houghton's goldenrod 18
Solidago houghtonii
Missouri goldenrod 19
Solidago missouriensis
northern goldenrod 20
Solidago multiradiata
field goldenrod 21
Solidago nemoralis
Pale Showy Goldenrod 22
Solidago pallida
Ohio Goldenrod 23
Solidago ohioensis
Swamp Goldenrod 24
Solidago patula
white flat-topped goldenrod 25
Solidago ptarmicoides
Downy Goldenrod 26
Solidago puberula
Riddell's goldenrod 14
Solidago riddellii
stiff-leaved goldenrod 27
Solidago rigida
northern seaside goldenrod 29
Solidago sempervirens
Sticky Goldenrod 30
Solidago simplex
showy goldenrod 27
Solidago speciosa
bog goldenrod 25
Solidago uliginosa
squarrose goldenrod 31
Solidago squarrosa
elm-leaved goldenrod 32
Solidago ulmifolia
northern bog aster 28
Symphyotrichum boreale
rayless annual aster 33
Symphyotrichum ciliatum
Lindley's Aster
Symphyotrichum ciliolatum
Common Blue Wood Aster 34
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Bushy Aster 35
Symphyotrichum dumosum
white prairie aster
Symphyotrichum falcatum
white heath aster 36
Symphyotrichum ericoides
panicled aster 37
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
calico aster 38
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
New England aster 14
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
smooth blue aster 39
Symphyotrichum laeve
Ontario Aster 40
Symphyotrichum ontarionis
hairy white oldfield aster 34
Symphyotrichum pilosum
willowleaf aster 41
Symphyotrichum praealtum
crookedstem aster 26
Symphyotrichum prenanthoides
sky blue aster 14
Symphyotrichum oolentangiense
shining aster 7
Symphyotrichum firmum
swamp aster 34
Symphyotrichum puniceum
Robyns' American-aster
Symphyotrichum robynsianum
silky aster 40
Symphyotrichum sericeum
Short's aster 42
Symphyotrichum shortii
Arrow-leaved Aster 43
Symphyotrichum urophyllum
Annual saltmarsh aster 44
Symphyotrichum subulatum

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