Tatarian Aster

Aster tataricus

Not native to Kentucky

Aster tataricus — flower photograph — (c) Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original photograph · iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

1CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Aster

Orthotaenia undulanaDusky Leafroller

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

25Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Aster

Andrena asteris
Andrena braccata
Andrena chromotricha
Andrena fulvipennis
Andrena hirticincta
Andrena nubecula
Andrena placata
Andrena simplex
Ashmeadiella bucconis
Colletes americanus

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Colletes compactus
Colletes speculiferus
Dianthidium curvatum
Melissodes denticulatus
Melissodes dentiventris
Melissodes druriellus
Melissodes illatus
Melissodes niveus
Melissodes subillatus
Melissodes trinodis
Melissodes wheeleri
Paranthidium jugatorium
Perdita octomaculata
Protandrena citripes
Protandrena compositarum

Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0

3BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Aster

Alectoris chukarChukar
Bonasa umbellusRuffed Grouse
Centrocercus urophasianusGreater Sage-Grouse

Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Asteraceae
Hardiness: Zones 3–9

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Hardiness · “Zones 3–9” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
Height · “3.28084–11.4829 feet” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team) · Carolinas and Georgia
Light · “Partial shade; Full sun (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team) · Carolinas and Georgia
Soil · “Dry; Moist (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team) · Carolinas and Georgia
Spread · “2–3 feet” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

Also known as

Tartarian Aster

Conservation status

Kentucky rank	SNA
Global rank	GNR
KY status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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