Symphyotrichum novi-belgii(L.) G.L.Nesom

New York aster

WFO wfo-0000075141 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii, photographed by Jamie VanBuskirk
fig. a Jamie VanBuskirk, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-11-20 / obs. 170447163
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii, photographed by Patrick Hacker
fig. b Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 164469713
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii, photographed by Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas
fig. c Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 165195025
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii, photographed by Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas
fig. d Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 165195479
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii, photographed by Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas
fig. e Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 165196938
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii, photographed by Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas
fig. f Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 165197631
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii, photographed by Силаева Татьяна Борисовна
fig. g Силаева Татьяна Борисовна, CC0 1.0 / obs. 165161122
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii, photographed by Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas
fig. h Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 164615389

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Native range 20 botanical countries

Regions where Symphyotrichum novi-belgii is native: Connecticut, Labrador, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia ConnecticutLabradorMaineMarylandMassachusettsNew BrunswickNew HampshireNew JerseyNew YorkNewfoundlandNorth CarolinaNova ScotiaPennsylvaniaPrince Edward I.QuébecSouth CarolinaVermontVirginiaWest Virginia Rhode I.
Native distribution of Symphyotrichum novi-belgii, 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
Connecticut CNT NORTHERN AMERICA
Labrador LAB
Maine MAI
Maryland MRY
Massachusetts MAS
New Brunswick NBR
New Hampshire NWH
New Jersey NWJ
New York NWY
Newfoundland NFL
North Carolina NCA
Nova Scotia NSC
Pennsylvania PEN
Prince Edward I. PEI
Québec QUE
Rhode I. RHO
South Carolina SCA
Vermont VER
Virginia VRG
West Virginia WVA

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 88 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.

  • Amellus divaricatus Gaterau
  • Amellus novae-belgii (L.) Opiz
  • Aster adulterinus Willd.
  • Aster aestivus Aiton
  • Aster aestivus A.Gray
  • Aster aestivus var. angustifolius Nees
  • Aster aestivus var. laetiflorus A.Gray
  • Aster argutus Nees
  • Aster bicolor Dietr. ex DC.
  • Aster brumalis Nees
  • Aster caespitosus hort. ex Lindl.
  • Aster carneus Nees
  • Aster crenifolius (Fernald) Cronquist
  • Aster crenifolius var. arcuans (Fernald) Cronquist
  • Aster crenifolius var. crenifolius
  • Aster elodes Torr. & A.Gray
  • Aster eminens Willd.
  • Aster eminens var. eminens
  • Aster eminens var. laevigatus Nees
  • Aster floribundus Willd.
  • Aster foliaceus var. arcuans Fernald
  • Aster foliaceus var. crenifolius Fernald
  • Aster foliaceus var. sublinearis Griscom & R.J.Eaton
  • Aster hiemalis Nees

and 64 more.

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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