Calflora Taxon Report
Aster frondosus  (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray

(not an active name)
Short rayed alkali aster
Aster frondosus is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Symphyotrichum frondosum
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Genus: Aster
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Alkali Sink, wetland-riparian
Name Status:

Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTSSymphyotrichum frondosum
Information about Aster frondosus from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.

USDA PLANTS Profile (SYFR2)

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