Symphyotrichum dumosum(L.) G.L.Nesom

rice button aster

WFO wfo-0000117458 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Symphyotrichum dumosum, photographed by Bonnie Semmling
fig. a Bonnie Semmling, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-08-29 / obs. 154064742
Symphyotrichum dumosum, photographed by natalie
fig. b natalie, CC0 1.0 / obs. 108461301
Symphyotrichum dumosum, photographed by Nash Turley
fig. c Nash Turley, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 103643473
Symphyotrichum dumosum, photographed by Reuven Martin
fig. d Reuven Martin, CC0 1.0 / obs. 94078003
Symphyotrichum dumosum, photographed by Eric Knight
fig. e Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 86235478
Symphyotrichum dumosum, photographed by Eric Knight
fig. f Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 78487410
Symphyotrichum dumosum, photographed by Tyler Bishop
fig. g Tyler Bishop, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 76767289
Symphyotrichum dumosum, photographed by Tyler Bishop
fig. h Tyler Bishop, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 76767541

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Native range 36 botanical countries

Regions where Symphyotrichum dumosum is native: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Dominican Republic, Haiti AlabamaArkansasConnecticutFloridaGeorgiaIllinoisIndianaIowaKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMississippiMissouriNew BrunswickNew HampshireNew JerseyNew YorkNorth CarolinaOhioOklahomaOntarioPennsylvaniaSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexasVirginiaWest VirginiaWisconsinDominican RepublicHaiti DelawareDistrict of ColumbiaRhode I.
Native distribution of Symphyotrichum dumosum, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Alabama ALA NORTHERN AMERICA
Arkansas ARK
Connecticut CNT
Delaware DEL
District of Columbia WDC
Florida FLA
Georgia GEO
Illinois ILL
Indiana INI
Iowa IOW
Kentucky KTY
Louisiana LOU
Maine MAI
Maryland MRY
Massachusetts MAS
Michigan MIC
Mississippi MSI
Missouri MSO
New Brunswick NBR
New Hampshire NWH
New Jersey NWJ
New York NWY
North Carolina NCA
Ohio OHI
Oklahoma OKL
Ontario ONT
Pennsylvania PEN
Rhode I. RHO
South Carolina SCA
Tennessee TEN
Texas TEX
Virginia VRG
West Virginia WVA
Wisconsin WIS
Dominican Republic DOM SOUTHERN AMERICA
Haiti HAI

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 20 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Aster coridifolius Michx.
  • Aster dumosus L.
  • Aster dumosus f. monocephalus Farw.
  • Aster dumosus var. albus Pursh
  • Aster dumosus var. coridifolius (Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray
  • Aster dumosus var. dodgei Fernald
  • Aster dumosus var. dumosus
  • Aster dumosus var. foliosus Alph.Wood
  • Aster dumosus var. gracilentus Torr. & A.Gray
  • Aster dumosus var. gracilipes Wiegand
  • Aster dumosus var. pergracilis Wiegand
  • Aster dumosus var. strictior Torr. & A.Gray
  • Aster dumosus var. subracemosus Torr. & A.Gray
  • Aster dumosus var. violaceus Pursh
  • Aster foliolosus Elliott
  • Aster foliosus Pers.
  • Aster gracilipes Alexander ex Small
  • Aster gracilipes (Wiegand) Alexander
  • Aster sparsiflorus Michx.
  • Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dodgei (Fernald) G.L.Nesom

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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