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Symphyotrichum campestre
Also called Meadow Aster
Western meadow aster is a hardy perennial wildflower of western North America, grown from a long rhizome, with violet daisy-like flowers and yellow centers. It does best in full sun and well-drained, often dry or rocky soil, and suits native and wildflower gardens.
Symphyotrichum campestre (formerly Aster campestris) is a species of flowering plant of the family Asteraceae commonly known as western meadow aster. It is native to much of western North America where it grows in many habitats, generally at some elevation.
The natural range of Symphyotrichum campestre extends much of the western United States and into parts of western Canada. It grows in states and provinces of the Cascadia bioregion in Alberta, British Columbia, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and the western portion of Montana. Its range extends south in the mountainous areas of Nevada and California as far south as San Luis Obispo County. In the Rocky Mountain States, it can be found in many parts of Wyoming, three northern mountain counties of Colorado, and in a disjunct population in just two counties in New Mexico. Its habitat is at elevations of between 1,500 and 2,500 meters (4,900 and 8,200 feet), often in dry and rocky soils.
Scaleleaf aster · Manyray aster · Anticosti Island aster · Western aster · Symphyotrichum bimater · Northern bog aster · Symphyotrichum bullatum · Symphyotrichum burgessii · Carneros Aster · Savanna aster · Symphyotrichum chihuahuense · Pacific aster
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Symphyotrichum campestre by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
