Asteraceae (Compositae)

by Genus and Species

Achillea

millefolium (Yarrow)

ptarmica (Sneezeweed Yarrow)

Actinomeris (see Verbesina)

Ageratina

altissima (White Snake Root)

Ambrosia

artemisiifolia (Common Ragweed)

trifida (Giant Ragweed)

Anaphalis

margaritacea (Pearly Everlasting)

Antennaria

neglecta (Field Pussytoes)

plantaginifolia (Plantain-leaved Pussytoes)

solitaria (Solitary Pussytoes)

Anthemis

cotula (Mayweed)

Arctium

lappa (Great Burdock)

minus (Common Burdock)

tomentosum (Woolly Burdock)

Arnica

mollis (Arnica)

Arnoglossum

atriplicifolia (Pale Indian-plantain)

muhlenbergii (Great Indian-plantain)

plantagineum (Tuberous Indian-plantain)

Arnoseris

minima (Lamb Succory)

Artemisia

absinthium (Absinthe Wormwood)

annua (Annual Wormwood)

biennis (Biennial Wormwood)

campestris (Tall Wormwood)

caudata (see campestris)

ludoviciana (White Sage)

stelleriana (Dusty Miller)

vulgaris (Mugwort)

Bidens

aristosa (Tickseed Sunflower)

bipinnata (Spanish Needles)

cernua (Nodding Bur-marigold)

connata (Swamp Beggar Ticks)

coronata  (Crowned Beggar Ticks)

frondosa (Beggar Ticks)

laevis (Bur Marigold)

Brickellia

eupatoroides (False Boneset)

Carduus

crispus (Welted Thistle)

nutans (Nodding Thistle)

Centaurea

americana (American Knapweed)

biebersteinii (Spotted Knapweed)

calcitrapa (Caltrops)

cyanus (Bachelor's Button)

jacea (Brown Knapweed)

maculosa (see biebersteinii)

nigra (Black Knapweed)

nigrescens (Tyrol Knapweed)

scabiosa (Great Knapweed)

solstitialis (Barnaby's Thistle)

vochinensis (see nigrescens)

Chichorium

intybus (Chicory)

Chrysogonum

virginianum (Chrysogonum)

Chrysopsis

mariana (Maryland Golden Aster)

Cirsium

altissimum (Tall Thistle)

arvense (Canada Thistle)

discolor (Field Thistle)

horridulum (Yellow Thistle)

muticum (Swamp Thistle)

pumilum (Pasture Thistle)

virginianum (Virginia Thistle)

vulgare (Bull Thistle)

Cnicus

benedictus (Blessed Thistle)

Conoclinium

coelestinum (Mistflower)

Conyza

canadensis (Horseweed)

Coreopsis

grandiflora (Large-flowered Coreopsis)

lanceolata (Lance-leaved Coreopsis)

palmata (Stiff Coreopsis)

rosea (Pink Tickseed)

tripteris (Tall Coreopsis)

verticillata (Whorled Coreopsis)

Crepis

capillaris  (Smooth Hawksbeard)

Doellingeria

umbellata (Flat-topped White Aster)

Echinacea

pallida (Pale Purple Coneflower)

purpurea (Purple Coneflower)

Eclipta

alba (Yerba de Tajo)

Elephantopus

carolinianus (Carolina Elephant's Foot)

Erechtites

hieracifolia (Pilewort)

Erigeron

annuus (Daisy Fleabane)

philadelphicus (Philadelphia Fleabane)

pulchellus (Robin Plantain)

strigosus (White-top Fleabane)

Eupatorium

altissimum (Tall Thoroughwort)

hyssopifolium (Hyssop-leaved Thoroughwort)

leucolepis (White-bracted Thoroughwort)

maculatum (Spotted Joe-pye-weed)

perfoliatum (Boneset)

pilosum (Hairy Thoroughwort)

purpureum (Sweet Joe-pye-weed)

rotundifolium (Round-leaved Thoroughwort)

serotinum (Late-flowering Thoroughwort)

sessilifolium (Uplant Boneset)

Eurybia

divaricata (White Wood Aster)

radula (Rough-leaved Aster)

macrophylla (Large-leaved Aster)

schreberi (Schreber's Aster)

spectabilis (Showy Aster)

Euthamia

graminifolia (Lance-leaved Goldenrod)

tenuifolia (Slender Fragrant Goldenrod)

Galinsoga

parviflora (Gallant Soldier)

Gnaphalium

uliginosum (Low Cudweed)

Grindelia

squarrosa (Gumweed)

Hasteola

suaveolens (Sweet-scented Indian-plantain)

Helenium

amarum (Fine-leaved Sneezeweed)

autumnale (Sneezeweed)

flexuosum (Purple-headed Sneezeweed)

Helianthus

angustifolius (Narrow-leaved Sunflower)

annus (Common Sunflower)

decapetalus (Thin-leaved Sunflower)

divaricatus (Woodland Sunflower)

giganteus (Giant Sunflower)

grosseserratus (Saw-toothed Sunflower)

hirsutus (Stiff-haired Sunflower)

microcephalus (Small Wood Sunflower)

mollis (Hairy Sunflower)

occidentalis (Western Sunflower)

petiolaris (Prairie Sunflower)

strumosus (Pale-leaved Wood Sunflower)

tuberosa (Jerusalem Artichoke)

Heliopsis

helianthoides (Ox Eye)

Heterotheca

subaxillaris (Camphorweed)

Hieracium

aurantiacum (Orange Hawkweed)

caespitosum (King Devil)

canadense (Canada Hawkweed)

gronovii (Hairy Hawkweed)

paniculatum (Panicle Hawkweed)

pilosella (Mouse-eared Hawkweed)

scabrum (Rough Hawkweed)

venosum (Rattlesnake Weed)

Hypochaeris

radicata (Cat's Ear)

Inula

helenium (Elecampane)

Ionactis

linariifolius (Stiff Aster)

Krigia

biflora (Two-flowered Cynthia)

virginica (Dwarf Dandelion)

Lactuca

biennis (Wild Blue Lettuce)

canadensis (Wild Lettuce)

floridana (Woodland Lettuce)

hirsuta (Hairy Lettuce)

serriola (Prickly Lettuce)

tatarica (Russian Blue Lettuce)

Lapsana

communis (Nipplewort)

Leontodon

autumnalis (Fall Dandelion)

Leucanthemum

vulgare (Ox-eye Daisy)

Liatris

aspera (Rough Blazing Star)

borealis (see scariosa)

cylindracea (Cylindric Blazing Star)

punctata (Dotted Blazing Star)

pycnostachya (Prairie Blazing Star)

scariosa (New England Blazing Star)

spicata (Dense Blazing Star)

squarrosa (Scaly Blazing Star)

Marshallia

grandiflora (Barbara's Buttons)

Matricaria

chamomilla (see recutita)

discoidea (Pineapple Weed)

matricarioides (see discoidea)

recutita (Wild Chamomile)

Megalodonta

beckii (Water Marigold)

Mikania

scandens (Climbing Boneset)

Oclemena

acuminata (Whorled Wood Aster)

nemoralis (Bog Aster)

Oligoneuron

album (Upland White Aster)

ohioense (Ohio Goldenrod)

rigidum (Hard-leaved Goldenrod)

Onopordum

acanthium (Scotch Thistle)

Packera

aurea (Golden Ragwort)

paupercula (Balsam Ragwort)

plattensis (Prairie Ragwort)

Parthenium

integrifolium (Wild Quinine)

Petasites

hybridus (Butterbur)

Pityopsis

falcata (Sickle-leaved Golden Aster)

graminifolia (Grass-leaved Golden Aster)

Pluchea

camphorata (Camphorweed)

Polymnia

canadensis (Small-flowered Leafcup)

Prenanthes

alba (White Rattlesnake-root)

altissima (Tall White Rattlesnake-root)

racemosa (Purple Rattlesnake-root)

serpentaria (Lion's foot)

trifoliata (Gall of the Earth)

Pseudognaphalium

macounii (Clammy Everlasting)

obtusifolium (Sweet Everlasting)

Ratibida

pinnata (Gray-headed Coneflower)

Rudbeckia

fulgida (Orange Coneflower)

hirta (Black-eyed Susan)

laciniata (Green-headed Coneflower)

subtomentosa (Sweet Coneflower)

triloba (Thin-leaved Coneflower)

Senecio

jacobaea (Tansy Ragwort)

obovatus (Roundleaf Ragwort)

robbinsii (see schweinitzianus)

schweinitzianus (Robbin's Ragwort)

tomentosus (Woolly Ragwort)

viscosus (Stinking Groundsel)

vulgaris (Common Groundsel)

Sericocarpus

asteroides (Toothed White-topped Aster)

linifolius (Narrow-leaved White-topped Aster)

Silphium

integrifolium (Rosinweed)

laciniatum (Compass Plant)

perfoliatum (Cup Plant)

terebinthinaceum (Prairie Dock)

trifoliatum (Whorled Rosinweed)

Smallanthus

uvedalius (Large-flowered Leafcup)

Solidago

altissima (Tall Goldenrod) see canadensis

arguta (Sharp-leaved Goldenrod)

bicolor (White Goldenrod)

caesia (Blue-stemmed Goldenrod)

canadensis (Canada Goldenrod)

cutleri (Alpine Goldenrod)

fistulosa (Pine-barren Goldenrod)

flexicaulis (Zigzag Goldenrod)

gigantea (Late Goldenrod)

hispida (Hairy Goldenrod)

juncea (Early Goldenrod)

latissimifolia (Elliott's Goldenrod)

macrophylla (Large-leaved Goldenrod)

nemoralis (Gray Goldenrod)

odora (Sweet Goldenrod)

patula (Rough-leaved Goldenrod)

puberula (Downy Goldenrod)

rugosa (Rough-stemmed Goldenrod)

sempervirens (Seaside Goldenrod)

speciosa (Showy Goldenrod)

squarrosa (Stout Goldenrod)

stricta (Wand Goldenrod)

uliginosa (Bog Goldenrod)

ulmifolia (Elm-leaved Goldenrod)

Sonchus

arvensis (Field Sow Thistle)

asper (Spiny-leaved Sow Thistle)

oleraceus (Common Sow Thistle)

Symphyotrichum

boreale (Rush Aster)

concolor (Eastern Silvery Aster)

cordifolium (Heart-leaved Aster)

dumosum (Bushy Aster)

ericoides (Heath Aster)

laeve (Smooth Aster)

lanceolatum (Panicled Aster)

lateriflorum (Calico Aster)

lowreianum (Lowrie's Aster)

novae-angliae (New England Aster)

novae-belgii (New York Aster)

oblongifolium (Aromatic Aster)

oolentangiense (Azure Aster)

patens (Late Purple Aster)

praealtum (Willow Aster)

prenanthoides (Crooked-stemmed Aster)

puniceum (Purple-stemmed Aster)

racemosum (Small White Aster)

sericeum (Western Silvery Aster)

shortii (Short's Aster)

subulatum (Annual Salt-marsh Aster)

tenuifolium (Perennial Salt-marsh Aster)

tradescantii (Tradescant's Aster)

turbinellum (Prairie Aster)

undulatum (Wavy-leaved Aster)

Tanacetum

parthenium (Feverfew)

vulgare (Common Tansy)

Taraxacum

erythrospermum (Red-seeded Dandelion)

officinale (Common Dandelion)

Tragapogon

porrifolius (Salsify)

pratensis (Yellow Goat's Beard)

Tripleurospermum

maritima (Scentless Chamomile)

Tussilago

farfara (Coltsfoot)

Verbesina

alternifolia (Wingstem)

helianthoides (Gravelweed)

occidentalis (Crown-beard)

Vernonia

fasciculata (Western Ironweed)

gigantea (Tall Ironweed)

noveboracensis (New York Ironweed)

Xanthium

chinense (see strumarium)

echinatum (see strumarium)

spinosum (Spiny Clotbur)

strumarium (Cocklebur)