Symphyotrichum chilense Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 10402

Symphyotrichum chilense (Nees) G. L. Nesom

California aster, Pacific aster

2018 Stacie Wolny

2019 Perry McCarty

Symphyotrichum chilense, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, is found only slightly beyond California borders.

also called Aster chilensis


	Plant Distribution Observation Search (observation details) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	ASTERACEAE
Genus:	Symphyotrichum

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, (many plant communities), Mixed Evergreen Forest, Foothill Woodland, Freshwater Wetlands, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

JEF:	Aster chilensis var. medius
JEF:	Aster chilensis
JEF:	Symphyotrichum chilense var. chilense
. . .

More information about Symphyotrichum chilense


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SYCH4)	Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Nov 13, 2019).