Symphyotrichum ascendens Calflora

Distribution by County 9482

Symphyotrichum ascendens (Lindl.) G. L. Nesom

Western aster

Symphyotrichum ascendens is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Aster ascendens

Record Count by County


Alpine: 13	Lassen: 14	Placer: 15	Stanislaus: 1
Amador: 3	Los Angeles: 3	Plumas: 20	Tehama: 3
Butte: 8	Madera: 2	Riverside: 15	Trinity: 1
Calaveras: 2	Mariposa: 7	San Bernardino: 72	Tulare: 7
El Dorado: 8	Modoc: 26	San Diego: 6	Tuolumne: 9
Fresno: 10	Mono: 32	Shasta: 11	Ventura: 4
Inyo: 25	Nevada: 13	Sierra: 12
Kern: 6	Orange: 1	Siskiyou: 5

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]. 2026. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 01/12/2026).