Arctic Aster
Eurybia sibirica (L.) G.L. Nesom is native to disturbed, open, gravelly or sandy areas in boreal forest, wet meadows, open aspen and spruce woods, riparian thickets, sandy or gravelly stream flats, stream banks, lakeshores, bluffs, sand dunes, sandy places, subalpine and mountain meadows Alaska to Nunavut south to Washington, Idaho and northwestern Montana and across northern Eurasia (). The species is very plastic in height and head size and has subequal phyllaries in mid to large heads. It grows at low elevations in the Arctic and at high elevations at the southern end of its range. It has been confused in the southern part of the range with E. merita. The species is diploid (2n=18) in western North America and tetraploid (2n=36) in Eurasia.

Last revised 12 May 2025 by J.C. Semple
© 2025 J.C. Semple, including all photographs unless otherwise indicated
1-3. Eurybia sibirica. 1. Large plant, Yukon Terr., Canada. 2. Cultivated plant with Yoda, U.À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ. 3. Heads, Yukon Terr., Canada.Â