genus
Wood Asters
Eurybia
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- White Wood Aster native
- Large-leaved Aster native
- Showy Aster native
- Siberian Aster native
- Roughleaf Aster native
- Thickstem Aster native
- Grass-leaved Prairie Aster native
- Purple Wood Aster native
- Rough Wood Aster native
- Blueleaf Aster native
- Schreber's Wood Aster native
- Creeping Aster native
- Thistleleaf Aster native
- Forked Aster native
- Southern Swamp Aster native
- Slender Aster native
- Mountain Wood Aster native
- Bouquet Aster native
- King's Serpentweed native
- Subalpine Aster native
- Horrid Herrickia native
- Rockcastle Aster native
- Jones' Aster native
- Alexander's Rock Aster native
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native wood asters All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Large-leaved Aster
Eurybia macrophylla
caterpillars
4
bees
7
hosts
3
food
1
flowers
53
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White Wood Aster
Eurybia divaricata
caterpillars
4
bees
8
hosts
2
flowers
79
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Showy Aster
Eurybia conspicua
caterpillars
1
flowers
15
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Purple Wood Aster
Eurybia spectabilis
bees
7
hosts
1
flowers
24
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Schreber's Wood Aster
Eurybia schreberi
bees
7
hosts
1
flowers
18
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Forked Aster
Eurybia furcata
bees
6
hosts
1
flowers
17
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Rough Wood Aster
Eurybia radula
bees
4
hosts
2
food
1
flowers
16
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Slender Aster
Eurybia compacta
bees
4
hosts
1
flowers
16
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Grass-leaved Prairie Aster
Eurybia hemispherica
bees
3
hosts
1
flowers
16
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Creeping Aster
Eurybia surculosa
bees
3
hosts
1
flowers
16
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Alexander's Rock Aster
Eurybia avita
bees
3
hosts
1
flowers
16
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Mountain Wood Aster
Eurybia chlorolepis
bees
2
hosts
1
flowers
16
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Bouquet Aster
Eurybia mirabilis
bees
2
hosts
1
flowers
14
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Southern Swamp Aster
Eurybia paludosa
bees
2
hosts
1
flowers
13
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Thistleleaf Aster
Eurybia eryngiifolia
bees
1
flowers
13