Western Showy Aster

Eurybia conspicua (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom - Aster family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Blue, Purple

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Western Showy Aster: Charidryas hoffmanni, Charidryas palla, Oidaematophorus occidentalis, Phyciodes pratensis, Phyciodes pratensis pratensis

Native Range

  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
  • USA:  Idaho, Montana, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, Wyoming
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.