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

(not an active name)
Western aster,   Western mountain aster
Aster occidentalis var. occidentalis is a perennial herb that is native to California.
also called Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum
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
Parent: Aster occidentalis
Genus: Aster
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: wetland-riparian
Name Status:

Alternate Names:
JEFSymphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum
Information about Aster occidentalis var. occidentalis from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.

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