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	Kern: 5	Nevada: 13	Shasta: 7
Amador: 2	Lassen: 14	Orange: 1	Sierra: 11
Butte: 8	Los Angeles: 2	Placer: 15	Stanislaus: 1
Calaveras: 2	Madera: 2	Plumas: 20	Tehama: 1
El Dorado: 6	Mariposa: 7	Riverside: 14	Tulare: 7
Fresno: 9	Modoc: 18	San Bernardino: 77	Tuolumne: 9
Inyo: 24	Mono: 30	San Diego: 6	Ventura: 4

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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).