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 ↓

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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

big-toothed Canada goldenrod ¹²
Solidago fallax

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

common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod ²⁸
Solidago rugosa

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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Asters and Goldenrods (Astereae) of Ontario

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

big-toothed Canada goldenrod 12 Solidago fallax

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

common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod 28 Solidago rugosa

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