Aster lateriflorus

• Attributes:

  Genus:

  Aster

  Species:

  lateriflorus

  Family:

  Asteraceae

  Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Whole Plant Traits:

  Plant Type:

  Herbaceous Perennial

  Wildflower

• 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

• 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

• Stem:

  Stem Is Aromatic:

  No

• Landscape:

  Landscape Location:

  Naturalized Area

  Woodland