sˈɪmfɪˌɑːtɹɪtʃəm ɪz ɐ dʒˈɛnəs ʌv ˌoʊvɚ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd spˈiːsiːz ænd nˈætʃɚɹəli əkˈɜːɹɪŋ hˈaɪbɹɪdz ʌv hɜːbˈeɪʃəs ˈænjuːəl ænd pəɹˈɛnɪəl plˈænts ɪnðə kəmpˈɑːzɪt fˈæmɪli, ˈæstɚɹˌeɪsiː, mˈoʊst wˌɪtʃ wɜː fˈɔːɹmɚli tɹˈiːɾᵻd wɪðˌɪn ðə dʒˈɛnəs ˈæstɚ.
Symphyotrichum () is a genus of over 100 species and naturally occurring hybrids of herbaceous annual and perennial plants in the composite family, Asteraceae, most which were formerly treated within the genus Aster.