Life
Plants
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophytina
Magnoliopsida
Asteraceae
- Aster L.
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Asterit
Starwort
Frost-flower
Aster
Michaelmas-daisy
Aster, Biota of North America Program (query database) [BONAP]
Aster, Den Virtuella Floran [DVF]
Aster (Compositae) ; [FPN, 488]
Aster (Asteraceae) ; [GNSP]
Foodplants for
Alpenus investigatorum,
A. maculosa,
Biston betularius,
Brachionycha nubeculosa,
Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria,
Chlosyne nycteis,
Coleophora conspicuella,
Ctenoplusia albostriata,
C. oxygramma,
Cucullia amota?,
C. asteroides,
C. dracunculi,
C. mixta,
C. virgaureae?,
Eupithecia absinthiata,
Eupsilia fringata,
Macroglossum stellatarum,
Mutuuraia terrealis,
Papaipema impecuniosa,
Phyciodes picta,
P. pulchella,
P. tharos,
Phycitodes binaevella,
Spilosoma jacksoni,
S. lineata,
S. lucida,
Teracotona euprepia euprepia
700x928 (~92Kb) USA: Teanway River (middle, nr. Yellow Hill Camping), (47°17'16N 120°57'09W) Kittitas Co., WA, 21.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
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600x756 (~51Kb) USA: Teanway River (middle, nr. Yellow Hill Camping), (47°17'16N 120°57'09W) Kittitas Co., WA, 21.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
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600x652 (~67Kb) USA: Cape Blanco, (42°49'57N 124°32'50W ±1km), Curry Co. OR, 2.8.2001, Photo © Markku Savela
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600x923 (~73Kb) USA: Cape Blanco, (42°49'43N 124°33'45W ±1km), Curry Co. OR, 2.8.2001, Photo © Markku Savela
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600x888 (~114Kb) USA: on beach of North Umpqua River at Susan Creek, (43°17'50N 122°54'20W ±0.5km), Douglas Co. OR, 4.8.2001, Photo © Markku Savela
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600x808 (~64Kb) USA: on beach of North Umpqua River at Susan Creek, (43°17'50N 122°54'20W ±0.5km), Douglas Co. OR, 4.8.2001, Photo © Markku Savela
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1202x1802 (~140Kb) USA: Johnson Ridge (few miles further on the trail from 47.791°N 121.241°W), Snohomish Co., WA, 11.8.2006, Photo © Markku Savela
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1202x1802 (~102Kb) USA: Johnson Ridge (few miles further on the trail from 47.791°N 121.241°W), Snohomish Co., WA, 11.8.2006, Photo © Markku Savela
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The exact identification of these species is still unknown,
but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.
Pajuasteri
Salavalehtinen asteri
Videaster
Aster lanceolatus × novi-belgii
Aster × salicifolius Scholler
Aster × salignus ; [RK, 409]
Aster salicifolius ; [SK, 567]
500x399 (~30Kb) FINLAND: Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 8.9.1996, Photo © Markku Savela
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500x751 (~61Kb) FINLAND: Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 8.9.1996, Photo © Markku Savela
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'Säiläasteri'
Narrow-leaved Michaelmas-daisy
Meriasteri
Sea Aster
Strandaster
Aster tripolium, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]
Aster tripolium ; [RK, 409]; [SK, 566]
1000x710 (~120Kb) FINLAND: V: Pyhäranta, 678:19, 7.8.1996, Photo © Hannele Aulin
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1370x1028 (~121Kb) Finland, Eckerö, Storby, 2.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio
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Foodplant for
Ceramica pisi,
Coleophora asteris,
C. linosyridella,
C. obscenella,
Cucullia asteris,
C. asteris,
Dysstroma citrata,
Orgyia antiqua,
Phalonidia affinitana,
Simyra (noctua) albovenosa
Aster tripolium var. arcticus ; [SK, 567]
Lamarckin asteri
Aster Lamarckianus ; [SK, 567]
Aster tataricus ; [Oleg Kosterin]
400x618 (~93Kb) A forb meadow an a SE slope 12 km SE of the village Gazimurskii Zavod, Gazimurskozavodskoi District, E CHita Province, E Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia 24th July 1997, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
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Lindley Aster
Aster ciliolatus ; [FPN, 489]
Western Willow Aster
Marsh Aster
Aster hesperius, Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of the Northern Great Plains [USGS]
Aster hesperius ; [FPN, 489]
Crag Aster
Lava Aster
Aster scopulorum ; [FPN, 489]
Rocky Mountain Aster
Aster stenomeres ; [FPN, 489]
Boreal Aster
Aster alpinus ; [Oleg Kosterin]; [FPN, 490]
517x755 (~97Kb) A south-exposed right slope of the hill Mokhnataya Sopka, the Bugotakskie Sopki hills, Toguchin District, Novosibirsk Province, West Siberia, Russia. 12th Jule 1995, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
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Aster alpinus var. vierhapperi ; [FPN, 490]
Alpine Aster
Aster alpigenus ; [FPN, 490]
Aster alpigenus var. alpigenus ; [FPN, 490]
Aster alpigenus var. andersonii ; [FPN, 490]
Aster alpigenus var. haydenii ; [FPN, 490]
White-top Aster
Sericocarpus rigidus
Aster curtus ; [FPN, 490]
Oregon White-topped Aster
Aster oregonensis ; [FPN, 491]
Wayside Aster
Aster vialis ; [FPN, 491]
Klickitat Aster
Aster glaucescens ; [FPN, 491]
Engelmann's Aster
Aster engelmannii ; [FPN, 491]
Olympic Mountain Aster
Aster paucicapitatus ; [FPN, 491]
Gorman's Aster
Aster gormanii ; [FPN, 491]
Cascade Aster
Aster ledophyllus ; [FPN, 491]
Aster ledophyllus var. ledophyllus ; [FPN, 491]
Eucephalus covillei
Aster ledophyllus var. covillei ; [FPN, 491]
Elegant Aster
Eucephalus elegans
Aster perelegans ; [FPN, 491]
Western Meadow Aster
Aster campestris ; [FPN, 491]
Aster campestris var. campestris ; [FPN, 491]
Aster campestris var. bloomeri ; [FPN, 491]
Thick-stemmed Aster
Entire-leaved Aster
Aster integrifolius ; [FPN, 492]
Rough-leaved Aster
Aster eliasii
Aster radulinus ; [FPN, 492]
Siperianasteri
Siperialainen asteri
Arctic Aster
Aster sibiricus ; [SK, 567]; [FPN, 492]
Aster sibiricus var. meritus ; [FPN, 492]
Hairy Aster
Aster pilosus ; [FPN, 492]
Heath-leaved Aster
Tufted White Prairie Aster
Aster pansus ; [FPN, 492]
Little Gray Aster
Creeping White Prairie Aster
Aster crassulus Rydb.
Aster commutatus (T. & G.); Gray
?Aster incanopilosus Sheldon
Aster falcatus ; [FPN, 492]
Aster commutatus ; [GMBOT, 811]
Aster chilensis ; [FPN, 492]
Common Californian Aster
Aster chilensis spp. chilensis ; [FPN, 492]
Hall's Aster
Aster chilensis ssp. hallii ; [FPN, 492]
Long-leaved Aster
Aster chilensis ssp. adscendens ; [FPN, 492]
Dougla's Aster
Aster douglasii
Aster subspicatus ; [FPN, 493]
Eaton's Aster
Aster eatonii ; [FPN, 493]
Jessica's Aster
Pullman Aster
Aster jessicae ; [FPN, 493]
Western Mountain Aster
Aster occidentalis ; [FPN, 493]
Foodplant for
Chlosyne palla
Aster occidentalis var. occidentalis ; [FPN, 493]
Aster occidentalis var. intermedius ; [FPN, 493]
Leafy Aster
Leafy-bract Aster
Aster foliaceus ; [FPN, 493]
Aster foliaceus var. foliaceus ; [FPN, 493]
Aster foliaceus var. apricus ; [FPN, 493]
Aster foliaceus var. lyallii ; [FPN, 494]
Aster foliaceus var. cusickii ; [FPN, 494]
Aster frondeus
Aster foliaceus var. parryi ; [FPN, 494]
Aster burkei
Aster foliaceus var. canbyi ; [FPN, 494]
The remaining section is from
[GMBOT], probably a bit outdated by modern books?
The Heleastrum DC. species-group
Heleastrum DC.; B. & H.
Aster paludosus ; [GMBOT, 803]
The Biotia DC. species-group
Biotia DC.; T. & G.
Aster corymbosus Ait.
?Aster carmesinus ?Burgess
?Aster tenebrosus ?Burgess
Aster divaricatus ; [GMBOT, 803]
Aster furcatus ; [GMBOT, 804]
Aster glomeratus ; [GMBOT, 804]
Aster curvescens Burgess; (incl.)
Aster Schreberi ; [GMBOT, 804]
Aster roscidus Burgess; (incl.)
Aster macrophyllus ; [GMBOT, 804]
Aster macrophyllus var. pinguifolius ; [GMBOT, 804]
Aster macrophyllus var. excelsior ; [GMBOT, 804]
Aster macrophyllus var. velutinus ; [GMBOT, 804]
Aster macrophyllus var. sejunctus ; [GMBOT, 805]
Aster macrophyllus var. apricensis ; [GMBOT, 805]
Aster ianthinus Burgess; (incl.)
Aster violaris Burgess; (incl.)
Aster multiformis Burgess; (incl.)
Aster nobilis Burgess; (incl.)
Aster macrophyllus var. ianthinus ; [GMBOT, 805]
The Euaster Gray species-group
Aster Herveyi ; [GMBOT, 805]
Aster spectabilis ; [GMBOT, 805]
Aster surculosus ; [GMBOT, 805]
Aster gracilis ; [GMBOT, 805]
Aster radula ; [GMBOT, 805]
Aster radula var. biflorus Porter
Aster radula var. strictus ; [GMBOT, 806]
Aster grandiflorus ; [GMBOT, 806]
Aster oblongifolius ; [GMBOT, 806]
Aster oblongifolius var. rigidulus ; [GMBOT, 806]
New England Aster
Aster novae-angliae, Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of the Northern Great Plains [USGS]
Aster novae-angliae ; [GMBOT, 806]; [FPN, 492]
Aster novae-angliae var. roseus ; [GMBOT, 806]
Few-flowered Aster
Great Northern Aster
Aster major Porter
Aster modestus ; [GMBOT, 806]; [FPN, 492]
Aster sericeus ; [GMBOT, 807]
Aster concolor ; [GMBOT, 807]
Aster patens ; [GMBOT, 807]
Aster phlogifolius (Nees); Muhl.
Aster patens var. phlogifolius ; [GMBOT, 807]
Aster patens var. gracilis ; [GMBOT, 807]
Aster anomalus ; [GMBOT, 807]
Aster azureus ; [GMBOT, 807]
Aster Shortii ; [GMBOT, 808]
'Hertta-asteri'?
Aster cordifolius Michx.?
Aster cordifolius ; [GMBOT, 808]
Aster cordifolius var. furbishiae ; [GMBOT, 808]
Aster cordifolius var. polycephalus ; [GMBOT, 808]
Aster Lowrieanus ; [GMBOT, 808]
Aster Lowrieanus var. lancifolius Porter
Aster Lowrieanus var. lanceolatus ; [GMBOT, 808]
What about Aster lanceolatus Willd.?
Aster Lowrieanus var. Bicknellii Porter
Aster Lowrieanus var. incisus ; [GMBOT, 808]
Aster sagittifolius ; [GMBOT, 808]
Aster Drummondii ; [GMBOT, 809]
Aster Lindleyanus ; [GMBOT, 809]
Aster Lindleyanus eximius ; [GMBOT, 809]
Aster Lindleyanus comatus ; [GMBOT, 809]
Aster turbinellus ; [GMBOT, 809]
Smooth Aster
Aster laevis ; [GMBOT, 809]; [FPN, 493]
Aster laevis var. geyeri ; [FPN, 493]
Aster purpuratus Nees.
Aster virgatus ; [GMBOT, 809]
Aster concinnus ; [GMBOT, 810]
Aster faxoni Porter
Aster polyphyllus ; [GMBOT, 810]
Aster ericoides var. depauperatus Porter
Aster ericoides var. pusillus Gray.
Aster depauperatus ; [GMBOT, 810]
Aster ericoides var. parviceps Burgess
Aster depauperatus var. parviceps ; [GMBOT, 810]
Aster amethystinus ; [GMBOT, 810]
Aster multiflorus ; [GMBOT, 811]
Aster dumosus ; [GMBOT, 811]
Aster dumosus var. strictior ; [GMBOT, 811]
Aster vimineus ; [GMBOT, 811]
Aster vimineus var. foliolosus ; [GMBOT, 811]
Aster vimineus var. saxatilis ; [GMBOT, 811]
Aster diffusus Ait.
Aster lateriflorus ; [GMBOT, 811]
Aster lateriflorus var. glomerellus ; [GMBOT, 812]
Aster hirsuticaulis Lindl.
Aster lateriflorus var. hirsuticaulis ; [GMBOT, 812]
Aster diffusus var. bifrons Gray
Aster lateriflorus var. grandis Porter
Aster lateriflorus var. bifrons ; [GMBOT, 812]
Aster missouriensis Britton
Aster lateriflorus var. thyrsoides ; [GMBOT, 812]
Aster Tradescanti ; [GMBOT, 812]
'Vihta-asteri'
Aster paniculatus ; [GMBOT, 812]
Aster paniculatus var. lanatus ; [GMBOT, 812]
Aster paniculatus var. pellidiflorus ; [GMBOT, 812]
Aster paniculatus var. simplex ; [GMBOT, 812]
Aster paniculatus var. acutidens ; [GMBOT, 812]
Aster paniculatus var. cinerascens ; [GMBOT, 812]
Aster salicifolia;
Aster salicifolius ; [GMBOT, 812]
Foodplant as Aster salicifolia for
Cucullia asteris
The relation with A. x salicifolius Sholler = A. x salignus Willd. is?
Aster salicifolius var. subasper ; [GMBOT, 813]
Aster junceus ; [GMBOT, 813]
Aster longifolius ; [GMBOT, 813]
Aster longifolius var. villicaulis ; [GMBOT, 813]
Syysasteri
Confused Michaelmas-daisy
Aster novi-belgii ; [GMBOT, 813]
Aster novi-belgii var. laevigatus ; [GMBOT, 813]
Aster novi-belgii var. litoreus ; [GMBOT, 813]
Aster novi-belgii var. elodes ; [GMBOT, 813]
Aster patulus Lam.
Aster tardiflorus ; [GMBOT, 814]
Aster prenanthoides ; [GMBOT, 814]
Aster puniceus, Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of the Northern Great Plains [USGS]
Aster puniceus ; [GMBOT, 814]
Aster puniceus var. demissus ; [GMBOT, 814]
Aster puniceus var. compactus ; [GMBOT, 814]
Aster puniceus var. laevicaulis Gray
Aster puniceus var. firmus ; [GMBOT, 814]
Aster puniceus var. lucidulus ; [GMBOT, 814]
Aster puniceus var. oligocephalus ; [GMBOT, 814]
The Doellingeria Nees species-group
Doellingeria Nees; Gray
Diplopappus umbellatus (Mill.); Hook.
Doellingeria umbellatus (Mill.); Nees
Aster umbellatus ; [GMBOT, 814]
Foodplant for
Allagrapha aerea,
Chlosyne harrisii
Aster umbellatus var. pubens ; [GMBOT, 815]
Aster umbellatus var. latifolius ; [GMBOT, 815]
Doellingeria infirmus (Michx.); Greene
Diplopappus cornifolius Less.
Aster infirmus ; [GMBOT, 815]
The Ianthe Gray species-group
Diplopappus linariifolius (L.); Hook.
Ionactis linariifolius (L.); Greene
Aster linariifolius ; [GMBOT, 815]
The Orthomeris T. & G. species-group
Aster ptarmicoides ; [GMBOT, 815]
Aster ptarmicoides var. lutescens ; [GMBOT, 815]
Aster acuminatus ; [GMBOT, 815]
Aster nemoralis ; [GMBOT, 816]
Aster nemoralis var. Blakei ; [GMBOT, 816]
Aster tenuifolius ; [GMBOT, 816]
The Oxytripolium DC. species-group
Oxytripolium DC.; T. & G.
Aster subulatus ; [GMBOT, 816]
The Conyzopsis T. & G. species-group
Rayless Alkali Aster
Aster angustus (Lindl.); T. & G.
Brachyactis angusta (Lindl.); Britton
Aster brachyactis, Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of the Northern Great Plains [USGS]
Aster brachyactis ; [FPN, 490]
Aster angustus ; [GMBOT, 816]
Short-rayed Aster
Alkali Aster
Aster frondosus ; [GMBOT, 816]; [FPN, 490]
Aster linosyris, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]
Foodplant for
Coleophora linosyridella,
C. ramosella,
Cucullia asteris,
C. dracunculi,
C. mixta,
C. xeranthemi,
Falseuncaria ruficiliana,
Hellinsia chrysocomae,
H. osteodactyla,
H. pectodactylus
14.12.2002 (97)
- References:
- [BONAP]
- A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; A data base interface; BONAP U.S. Checklist - 1998; Provided by TAMU-BWG; Texas A & M Bioinformatics Working Group; Based on; Biota of North America Program
- [DVF]
- Den Virtuella floran; http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html; Ett projekt vid Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Stockholm, Sweden).; Even for non-Swedish speaker, the distribution maps on species are nice (map buttons "Norden" and "Norra halvklotet")
- [FPN]
- Hitchcock & Cronquist, 1998; Flora of the Pacific Northwest (11th ed.); ISBN 0-295-95273-3
- [GMBOT]
- Robinson, Benjamin, Fernald, Lyndon, 1908; Gray's New Manual of Botany (7th edition); A Handbook of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Central and Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada; American Book Company
- [GNSP]
- Wielgorskaya, 1995; Dictionary of generic names of seed plants
- [Harri Arkkio]
- Finland; For the time being these pictures are only for this site. Other usage not allowed.
- [Oleg Kosterin]
- Institue of Cytology & Genetics; Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk; e-mail: Oleg Kosterin; http://pisum.bionet.nsc.ru/kosterin/
- [RK]
- Hämet-Ahti, L., Suominen, J., Ulvinen, T. & Uotila, P. (eds), 1998; Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland); Ed. 4. 656 pp.; Finnish Museum of Natural History, Botanical Museum. Helsinki
- [RUNEBERG]
- Project Runeberg: Nordic literature online; Project Runeberg; Bilder ur Nordens Fauna (Carl Axel Magnus Lindman)
- [SK]
- Mela & Cajander, 1906; Suomen Kasvio; Viides painos
- [USGS]
- Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center; http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/index.htm
If you have corrections, comments or
information to add into these pages, just send mail to
Markku Savela
Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.