Symphyotrichum foliaceum (formerly Aster foliaceus) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to western North America. Its common names are leafy aster, leafy-bracted aster, and alpine leafybract aster, and it is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach heights from 10to. Its flowers have violet to purple ray florets and yellow disk florets.
Four varieties were accepted by Plants of the World Online (POWO), as follows: S. foliaceum var. apricum, S. foliaceum var. canbyi, S. foliaceum var. cusickii, and S. foliaceum var. parryi. The autonym is S. foliaceum var. foliaceum.
Symphyotrichum foliaceum is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach heights from 10to. Its flowers have violet to purple ray florets and yellow disk florets.
The species is native to western North America. It can be found in mountainous regions with forests of conifers and in the meadows of the same.
NatureServe has given the species a global conservation status of Secure (G5). This was last reviewed . In Yukon, it is Critically Imperiled (S1), and in Nevada, it is Vulnerable (S3).