Asteraceae – Aster Family

Asteraceae in Maine

In this infographic mini guide, we focus on the common features among all species in the Asteraceae* (aster) family.

In Maine, there are 84 genera in the Asteraceae family:

Achillea, Ageratina, Amberboa, Ambrosia, Anaphalis, Antennaria, Anthemis, Arctium, Arnica, Arnoseris, Artemisia, Balsamita, Bellis, Bidens, Boltonia, Calendula, Callistephus, Carduus, Centaurea, Cicerbita, Cichorium, Cirsium, Coreopsis, Cosmos, Cota, Crepis, Cyclachaena, Doellingeria, Echinacea, Echinops, Erechtites, Erigeron, Eupatorium, Eurybia, Euthamia, Eutrochium, Gaillardia, Galinsoga, Gamochaeta, Glebionis, Gnaphalium, Grindelia, Helenium, Helianthus, Heliopsis, Helminthotheca, Hieracium, Hymenoxys, Hypochaeris, Inula, Ionactis, Iva, Jacobaea, Krigia, Lactuca, Lapsana, Leucanthemum, Liatris, Madia, Matricaria, Mikania, Mulgedium, Nabalus, Oclemena, Omalotheca, Packera, Petasites, Picris, Pilosella, Pseudognaphalium, Rudbeckia, Scorzoneroides, Senecio, Sericocarpus, Silphium, Solidago, Sonchus, Symphyotrichum, Tanacetum, Taraxacum, Tragopogon, Tripleurospermum, Tussilago, and Xanthium

There are 238 species in the Asteraceae family found in Maine

*Suggested pronunciation: ass-ter-AY-see-ay