Aster lateriflorus
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
- Phonetic Spelling
- ASS-ter lat-er-ih-FLOOR-us
- Description
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Foliage: 2-6 in. lanceolate to elliptical, coarsely toothed leaves
Flower: Several small flower heads with white or pale purple petals; yellow or purple disk; located on one side of straggly, divergent branches; bracts have a prominent midrib
Site: Fields, thickets, open woods, roadsides
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Aster
- Species:
- lateriflorus
- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Canada to Mexico
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Wildflower
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Purple/Lavender
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Head
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Flower Shape:
- Radial
- Flower Petals:
- 7 - 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Several small flower heads with white or pale purple petals; yellow or purple disk; located on one side of straggly, divergent branches; bracts have a prominent midrib
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Lanceolate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- 2-6 in. lanceolate to elliptical, coarsely toothed leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Naturalized Area
- Woodland
