| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Symphyotrichum campestre (Nutt.) G.L.Nesom trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Phytologia 77: 276 (1995) |
| Native Range | w. Canada to w. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1500-3100m |
| Description | stems glandular and strigose, stem leaves 2-6cm, linear to narrowly oblong, acute or obtuse, subglabrous, capitula in compact cyme, involucre glandular, ligules 6-10mm |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in spring and in late summer |
| Synonyms | Aster bloomeri A.Gray Aster campestris Nutt. Aster campestris var. bloomeri A.Gray Aster campestris ssp. suksdorfii Piper Symphyotrichum campestre var. bloomeri (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom Virgulus campestris (A.Gray) Reveal & Keener Virgulus campestris var. bloomeri (A.Gray) Reveal & Keener |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |