Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains.
Habitat: Meadows, grasslands, and forest openings, often where moist.
Flowers: July-October
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Pollination: Bees, flies, butterflies
Upright and spreading, perennial herb 20-60 cm. tall; plants rhizomatous and forming loose clumps.
Publication: Phytologia. 77: 276. 1995.
Aster ascendens Lindl.
Aster chilensis Nees ssp. adscendens (Lindl.) Cronquist [HC]
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Symphyotrichum ascendens in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Symphyotrichum ascendens checklist entry
OregonFlora: Symphyotrichum ascendens information
E-Flora BC: Symphyotrichum ascendens atlas page
CalPhotos: Symphyotrichum ascendens photos
