Flora of Pennsylvania

Asteraceae

Asteraceae aster family

Achillea (yarrow)
Achillea (yarrow)

Ageratina (snakeroot)
Ageratina (snakeroot)

Ambrosia (ragweed)
Ambrosia (ragweed)

Anaphalis (everlasting)
Anaphalis (everlasting)

Antennaria (pussytoes)
Antennaria (pussytoes)

Anthemis (chamomile)
Anthemis (chamomile)

Arctium (burdock)
Arctium (burdock)

Artemisia (mugwort)
Artemisia (mugwort)

Bellis (lawn daisy)
Bellis (lawn daisy)

Bidens (sticktight)
Bidens (sticktight)

Calendula (pot-marigold)
Calendula (pot-marigold)

Centaurea (knapweed)
Centaurea (knapweed)

Chrysopsis (golden aster)
Chrysopsis (golden aster)

Cichorium (chicory)
Cichorium (chicory)

Cirsium (thistle)
Cirsium (thistle)

Conoclinium (mistflower)
Conoclinium (mistflower)

Coreopsis (tickseed)
Coreopsis (tickseed)

Doellingeria (white aster)
Doellingeria (white aster)

Echinacea (purple coneflower)
Echinacea (purple coneflower)

Eclipta (false daisy)
Eclipta (false daisy)

Erechtites (fireweed)
Erechtites (fireweed)

Erigeron (fleabane)
Erigeron (fleabane)

Eupatorium (thoroughwort)
Eupatorium (thoroughwort)

Thoroughworts are perennial herbs with opposite …

Eurybia (wood aster)
Eurybia (wood aster)

Euthamia (grassleaf goldenrod)
Euthamia (grassleaf goldenrod)

Eutrochium (Joe-Pye-weed)
Eutrochium (Joe-Pye-weed)

Gaillardia (blanket-flower)
Gaillardia (blanket-flower)

Galinsoga (quickweed)
Galinsoga (quickweed)

Helenium (sneezeweed)
Helenium (sneezeweed)

Helianthus (sunflower)
Helianthus (sunflower)

Heliopsis (sunflower-everlasting)
Heliopsis (sunflower-everlasting)

Hieracium (hawkweed)
Hieracium (hawkweed)

Hypochaeris (cat's-ear)
Hypochaeris (cat's-ear)

Inula
Inula

Ionactis (stiff aster)
Ionactis (stiff aster)

Lactuca (lettuce)
Lactuca (lettuce)

Lapsana (nipplewort)
Lapsana (nipplewort)

Leucanthemum (daisy)
Leucanthemum (daisy)

Liatris (blazingstar)
Liatris (blazingstar)

Marshallia (barbara's buttons)
Marshallia (barbara's buttons)

Matricaria (mayweed)
Matricaria (mayweed)

Nabalus (rattlesnake-root)
Nabalus (rattlesnake-root)

Oclemena (nodding-aster)
Oclemena (nodding-aster)

Packera (ragwort)
Packera (ragwort)

Pilosella (hawkweed)
Pilosella (hawkweed)

Pseudognaphalium (rabbit-tobacco)
Pseudognaphalium (rabbit-tobacco)

Ratibida (prairie coneflower)
Ratibida (prairie coneflower)

Rudbeckia (coneflower)
Rudbeckia (coneflower)

Scorzoneroides (hawkbit)
Scorzoneroides (hawkbit)

Senecio (ragwort)
Senecio (ragwort)

Silphium (rosin-weed)
Silphium (rosin-weed)

Solidago (goldenrod)
Solidago (goldenrod)

The genus name Solidago is derived from the Latin …

Sonchus (sowthistle)
Sonchus (sowthistle)

Symphyotrichum (American aster)
Symphyotrichum (American aster)

Tanacetum (tansy)
Tanacetum (tansy)

Taraxacum (dandelion)
Taraxacum (dandelion)

Tragopogon (goat's-beard)
Tragopogon (goat's-beard)

Tussilago (coltsfoot)
Tussilago (coltsfoot)

Verbesina (crownbeard)
Verbesina (crownbeard)

Vernonia (ironweed)
Vernonia (ironweed)

Xanthium (cocklebur)
Xanthium (cocklebur)

Asteraceae aster family

Asteraceae gallery
Common Names
aster family