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Greata's aster

Symphyotrichum greatae

Greata's aster
Photo: Chloe and Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
California

About

Symphyotrichum greatae (formerly Aster greatae) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae endemic to California and known by the common name Greata's aster.

Where it grows

Symphyotrichum greatae is endemic to the San Gabriel Mountains of Southern California, where it grows in damp areas in the canyons of the southern slopes above the Los Angeles Basin.

Other Symphyotrichum plants

Scaleleaf aster · Manyray aster · Anticosti Island aster · Western aster · Symphyotrichum bimater · Northern bog aster · Symphyotrichum bullatum · Symphyotrichum burgessii · Western meadow aster · Carneros Aster · Savanna aster · Symphyotrichum chihuahuense

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Symphyotrichum greatae by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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