Asteraceae (Astereae tribe)

(as-tr-AY-see-ee / as-TER-ee)
– a family in the Asterales order –

Here in the St. Louis Area, we have 44 not-too-obscure plants that are in the “Aster” tribe of the Aster family:

  • Boltonia asteroides (False Aster) [CC4]
  • Conyza canadensis  (Horseweed) [CC0]
  • Conyza ramosissima  (Dwarf Horseweed) [CC1]
  • Erigeron annuus  (Annual Fleabane) [CC1]
  • Erigeron philadelphicus  (Philadelphia Fleabane) [CC3]
  • Erigeron pulchellus  (Robin’s Plantain) [CC6]
  • Erigeron strigosus  (Prairie Fleabane) [CC3]
  • Heterotheca camporum  (Prairie Goldenaster) [CC1]
  • Heterotheca subaxillaris  (Camphorweed) [CC2]
  • Ionactis linariifolius  (Stiff Aster) [CC9]
  • Solidago altissima  (Tall Goldenrod) [CC1]
  • Solidago buckleyi  (Buckley’s Goldenrod) [CC8]
  • Solidago drummondii  (Cliff Goldenrod) [CC8]
  • Solidago flexicaulis  (Zigzag Goldenrod) [CC7]
  • Solidago gattingeri  (Gattinger’s Goldenrod) [CC10]
  • Solidago gigantea  (Giant Goldenrod) [CC3]
  • Solidago hispida  (Hairy Goldenrod) [CC6]
  • Solidago juncea  (Early Goldenrod) [CC4]
  • Solidago missouriensis  (Missouri Goldenrod) [CC6]
  • Solidago nemoralis  (Gray Goldenrod) [CC2]
  • Solidago petiolaris  (Downy Ragged Goldenrod) [CC8]
  • Solidago radula  (Rough Goldenrod) [CC6]
  • Solidago rigida  (Stiff Goldenrod) [CC5]
  • Solidago rugosa  (Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod) [CC6]
  • Solidago speciosa  (Showy Goldenrod) [CC7]
  • Solidago ulmifolia  (Elmleaf Goldenrod) [CC4]
  • Symphyotrichum anomalum  (Manyray Aster) [CC6]
  • Symphyotrichum cordifolium  (Blue Wood Aster) [CC7]
  • Symphyotrichum drummondii  (Drummond’s Aster) [CC4]
  • Symphyotrichum ericoides  (White Heath Aster) [CC5]
  • Symphyotrichum laeve  (Smooth Blue Aster) [CC7]
  • Symphyotrichum lanceolatum  (White Panicled Aster) [CC3]
  • Symphyotrichum lateriflorum  (Calico Aster) [CC3]
  • Symphyotrichum novae-angliae  (New England Aster) [CC4]
  • Symphyotrichum oblongifolium  (Aromatic Aster) [CC6]
  • Symphyotrichum ontarionis  (Bottomland Aster) [CC3]
  • Symphyotrichum oolentangiense  (Skyblue Aster) [CC7]
  • Symphyotrichum patens  (Late Purple Aster) [CC5]
  • Symphyotrichum pilosum  (Frost Aster) [CC0]
  • Symphyotrichum praealtum  (Willowleaf Aster) [CC6]
  • Symphyotrichum racemosum  (Small White Aster) [CC]
  • Symphyotrichum sericeum  (Silky Aster) [CC5]
  • Symphyotrichum turbinellum  (Prairie Aster) [CC9]
  • Symphyotrichum urophyllum  (White Arrowleaf Aster) [CC4]

[CC] = Coefficient of Conservatism