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PLANTS

Bigleaf aster

Eurybia macrophylla

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialPurple flowers
Bigleaf aster, photo 1 of 5
Bigleaf aster, In flower
Bigleaf aster, In fruit
1.4 mHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 1.4 m. Grows in forests.

There are 6,135 observations of Bigleaf aster in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Outaouais and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in August and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1,309
  2. Outaouais1,279
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean802
  4. Mauricie673
  5. Laurentides383
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent366
  7. Nord-du-Québec258
  8. Lanaudière253
  9. Capitale-Nationale222
  10. Côte-Nord196
  11. Montérégie131
  12. Estrie82
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches80
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine54
  15. Montréal35
  16. Laval7
  17. Centre-du-Québec5

Habitat

ForestCephas

Similar species

White wood asterEurybia divaricata
Common blue wood asterSymphyotrichum cordifolium
Lindley's asterSymphyotrichum ciliolatum
Whorled wood asterOclemena acuminata
Smooth blue asterSymphyotrichum laeve
Parasol whitetopDoellingeria umbellata
TOXIC
Canadian wild gingerAsarum canadense
Purplestem asterSymphyotrichum puniceum
Golden ragwortPackera aurea
Rampion bellflowerCampanula rapunculoides
Calico asterSymphyotrichum lateriflorum
Black-fringed knotweedParogonum ciliinode