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New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
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Flowering plantsIn Ohio

New England aster

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (L.) G.L.Nesom

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Symphyotrichum
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Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 19 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (8)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (56)
  • Recorded, season not shown (5)
  • Season shown (19)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
New England aster by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams County22 · Season shown
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula County25 · Season shown
Athens County37 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler County48 · Season shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County45 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County191 · Season shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County53 · Season shown
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County255 · Season shown
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County47 · Season shown
Greene County35 · Season shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County182 · Season shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake County54 · Season shown
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County44 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County130 · Season shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County48 · Season shown
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami County21 · Season shown
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery County26 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County73 · Season shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark County47 · Season shown
Summit County243 · Season shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren County41 · Season shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County20 · Season shown
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood County170 · Season shown
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Ohio

Late August to mid-October, middle week Sep 27 – Oct 3

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 2,715 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 581 dates. Latest record: November 2025.

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Records of New England aster in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of New England asterYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–110026,860
Apr 12–180039,925
Apr 19–250041,623
Apr 26 – May 21156,391
May 3–90052,952
May 10–160053,785
May 17–232257,698
May 24–302254,651
May 31 – Jun 64353,099
Jun 7–131153,700
Jun 14–204456,625
Jun 21–275455,361
Jun 28 – Jul 43358,477
Jul 5–113261,336
Jul 12–186564,722
Jul 19–255269,753
Jul 26 – Aug 18759,416
Aug 2–815759,712
Aug 9–1518655,994
Aug 16–2219754,328
Aug 23–2921751,772
Aug 30 – Sep 567957,167
Sep 6–121591059,075
Sep 13–193301054,543
Sep 20–264741045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 36471043,180
Oct 4–104711037,841
Oct 11–172501030,824
Oct 18–24102921,156
Oct 25–3151819,021
Nov 1–727814,172
Nov 8–1411612,621
Nov 15–21227,965
Nov 22–28428,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5116,083
Dec 6–12216,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported in flower

Usually reported in flower late August to mid-October, middle week Sep 27 – Oct 3.

From 266 records that show flowers. Not every photo of a plant in flower is marked as flowering, so this shows when people reported it in flower, not when it flowers.

Reported in fruit

Only 8 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Symphyotrichum recorded in Ohio

Arrow-leaved AsterSymphyotrichum urophyllumcalico asterSymphyotrichum lateriflorumCommon Blue Wood AsterSymphyotrichum cordifoliumcrookedstem asterSymphyotrichum prenanthoidesfrost asterSymphyotrichum pilosumOntario AsterSymphyotrichum ontarionispanicled asterSymphyotrichum lanceolatumshining asterSymphyotrichum firmumShort's asterSymphyotrichum shortiiSmall White AsterSymphyotrichum racemosumsmooth blue asterSymphyotrichum laeveswamp asterSymphyotrichum puniceumwillowleaf asterSymphyotrichum praealtum

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • swamp aster Symphyotrichum puniceum187 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • smooth blue aster Symphyotrichum laeve78 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • willowleaf aster Symphyotrichum praealtum21 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Tall Ironweed Vernonia gigantea19 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • shining aster Symphyotrichum firmum18 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: no record
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: recorded

Not reported in Ohio in January to March, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed59%49%
Farmland22%11%
Forest16%31%
Wetland2%5%
Grassland and shrub0.6%0.9%
Open water0.4%3%
Barren0.2%0.6%

From 1,757 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

2,715 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.