Symphyotrichum ciliatum

Symphyotrichum ciliatum
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Astereae
Subtribe:	Symphyotrichinae
Genus:	Symphyotrichum
Subgenus:	Symphyotrichum subg. Symphyotrichum
Section:	Symphyotrichum sect. Conyzopsis
Species:	S. ciliatum
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum ciliatum (Ledeb.) G.L.Nesom[2]
Native distribution[2]
Synonyms[2]
Basionym Erigeron ciliatus Ledeb. Alphabetical list Aster alpinus var. brachyglossus Onno Aster angustus Torr. & A.Gray Aster brachyactis S.F.Blake Aster ciliatus (Ledeb.) B.Fedtsch. Aster ciliatus subsp. angustus (Lindl.) Govaerts Aster fallax var. brachyglossus (Onno) Peschkova Aster latisquamatus (Maxim.) Hand.-Mazz. Bindera ciliata Raf. Brachyactis altaica (DC.) Kitam. Brachyactis angusta (Lindl.) Britton Brachyactis ciliata (Ledeb.) Ledeb. Brachyactis ciliata subsp. angusta (Lindl.) A.G.Jones Brachyactis latisquamata (Maxim.) Kitag. Chrysocoma humilis DC. Conyza altaica DC. Erigeron latisquamatus Maxim. Linosyris humilis Torr. & A.Gray Tripolium angustum Lindl. Xalkitis ciliata Raf.

Symphyotrichum ciliatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to North America and eastern Eurasia. Commonly known as rayless annual aster and rayless alkali aster, it is an annual, herbaceous plant that may reach over 70 centimeters (2 feet 4 inches) in height. Each flower head has many whitish then pink disk florets and no ray florets ("rayless").^[3]