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Honey bees
Nectar value
High
Pollen value
High
Pollinator plant
Sea Aster
Aster tripolium
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Plant photos
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Upright flowering stems of Aster tripolium.
Josep Gesti / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
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Pale flower heads of Aster tripolium.
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Common names
3 names · 3 languages- EnglishYour language
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- Sea Aster[1]
Other languages (2)
- Dutch
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- Zulte
- French
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- Aster maritime
Sources & name notes (1)
Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.
Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.
[1] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗
Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.
Source records
- sea aster — Common-name subtitle below main botanical heading (h1).; Aster tripolium.
Plant references
Source-backed information
Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.
- Botanical family
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Asteraceae
Genus-level classification for Aster; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.
Sources [1]
Catalogue ratings
Who this plant supports
Solitary wild bees
Nectar value
High
Pollen value
High
Agroforestry database
Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Herbaceous
- Size
- Small
- Dimensions
- 0.90 m high × 0.00 m wide
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 5-9
- Moisture
- Moist
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy, Clay
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Leaves
- Edibility
- 2 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 1 out of 5
Leaves and stems - The leaves are somewhat fleshy and are used for pickling cucumbers or can be cooked. They have a sweet flavor. The stem contains about 8.4% ash, while the leaves contain 9% ash, primarily in the form of sodium chloride.
Sources and references
References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.
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Catalogue of Life
Aster — Catalogue of Life COL26.8
COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.
Supports: Botanical familyRelevant sections
- Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1888913; ID 62DZL; rank genus; status accepted
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Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.