Kebnat

Symphyotrichum

19 species

In Québec, the genus Symphyotrichum (family Asteraceae) counts 19 species of plants. The stars? Common blue wood aster, New England aster and White panicle aster, the most often observed. The richest region: Montérégie, with 15 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Montérégie15
  2. Capitale-Nationale13
  3. Montréal13
  4. Outaouais12
  5. Estrie11
  6. Lanaudière11
  7. Laurentides11
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches10
  9. Laval10
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent9
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine8
  12. Centre-du-Québec8
  13. Nord-du-Québec7
  14. Mauricie6
  15. Côte-Nord6
  16. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  17. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4

Symphyotrichum 19

Asterales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Asteraceae
All316Asteraceae290Campanulaceae23Menyanthaceae3
Common blue wood aster1,767 observations
New England aster1,582 observations
White panicle aster627 observations
Purplestem aster603 observations
New York aster362 observations
Calico aster360 observations
Lindley's aster182 observations
Hairy white oldfield aster98 observations
Bottomland aster96 observations
Northern bog aster74 observations
Longleaf aster37 observations
Rayless alkali aster34 observations
Glossy-leaved aster21 observations
Gulf of St. Lawrence aster18 observations
Shore aster15 observations
White heath aster14 observations
Smooth blue aster8 observations
Smooth white oldfield aster5 observations
annual saltmarsh asterSymphyotrichum subulatum