Aster-weed

Aster-weed

Aster-weed

Aster subulatus

Annual, biennial or short-lived perennial. Found in seasonally wet or poorly drained land and damp areas such as roadside drains and swamps.  

Details Description
Type
Herb
Group
Daisy
Identifying Characteristics

Erect herb, 0.3-1.8 m high. Mostly smooth, stems may or may not be branched, rigid, and reddish in colour. Leaves are oval and narrow, 1-15 cm x 0.3-1 cm. Flower heads are round, 2-4 mm diameter, and white, pink or blue in colour. Flowers all year, particularly in winter.
Distinctive Features

A weed with an erect stem and long narrow leaves.
Life Form Group
Herb
Life Form Codes
Large Herb (LH)
EVC types
EVC 68: Creekline Grassy Woodland
Native Status
Introduced
Weed Status Invasiveness
High INVASIVE
Weed Status Impact
High IMPACT
Taxonomy
Phylum
Charophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Aster
Species
subulatus
Aster-weed
Native to North America. Occurs in Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, Queensland and New South Wales.

Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Endangered Status
DEPI Advisory List
Not listed
FFG Act
Not listed
EPBC Act
Not listed

The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.

The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.

The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.