Symphyotrichum oblongifolium(Nutt.) G.L.Nesom

Aromatic Asteraromatic asteroblong-leaved aster

WFO wfo-0000094410 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium, photographed by Annika Lindqvist
fig. a Annika Lindqvist, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-11-28 / obs. 171108603
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium, photographed by Edie
fig. b Edie, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 174614776
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium, photographed by Elias
fig. c Elias, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 164293197
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium, photographed by Katie Kucera
fig. d Katie Kucera, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 170747130
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium, photographed by Cole Shoemaker
fig. e Cole Shoemaker, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 162137179
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium, photographed by Thomas Koffel
fig. f Thomas Koffel, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 159088460
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium, photographed by Thomas Koffel
fig. g Thomas Koffel, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 159088571
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium, photographed by Thomas Koffel
fig. h Thomas Koffel, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 102100032

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Native range 28 botanical countries

Regions where Symphyotrichum oblongifolium is native: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mexico Northeast, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming AlabamaArkansasColoradoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyMarylandMexico NortheastMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNew MexicoNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaPennsylvaniaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasVirginiaWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming
Native distribution of Symphyotrichum oblongifolium, 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.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Alabama ALA NORTHERN AMERICA
Arkansas ARK
Colorado COL
Illinois ILL
Indiana INI
Iowa IOW
Kansas KAN
Kentucky KTY
Maryland MRY
Mexico Northeast MXE
Minnesota MIN
Mississippi MSI
Missouri MSO
Montana MNT
Nebraska NEB
New Mexico NWM
North Carolina NCA
North Dakota NDA
Ohio OHI
Oklahoma OKL
Pennsylvania PEN
South Dakota SDA
Tennessee TEN
Texas TEX
Virginia VRG
West Virginia WVA
Wisconsin WIS
Wyoming WYO

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 15 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 graveolens Nutt.
  • Aster graveolens var. graveolens
  • Aster multiceps Lindl. ex DC.
  • Aster oblongifolius Nutt.
  • Aster oblongifolius f. albaligulatus Magrath
  • Aster oblongifolius f. oblongifolius
  • Aster oblongifolius f. roseoligulatus (Benke) Shinners
  • Aster oblongifolius f. roseus Shinners
  • Aster oblongifolius var. angustatus Shinners
  • Aster oblongifolius var. oblongifolius
  • Aster oblongifolius var. orientis Shinners
  • Aster oblongifolius var. rigidulus A.Gray
  • Lasallea oblongifolia (Nutt.) Semple & Brouillet
  • Virgulus oblongifolius (Nutt.) Reveal & Keener
  • Virgulus oblongifolius var. oblongifolius

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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