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Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom var. lanceolatum
White Panicle Aster
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Synonym(s): Aster bellidiflorus, Aster lamarckianus, Aster lanceolatus, Aster lanceolatus ssp. simplex, Aster lanceolatus var. simplex, Aster laxus, Aster paniculatus, Aster paniculatus var. simplex, Aster simplex, Aster simplex var. estuarinus, Aster simplex var. ramosissimus, Aster tenuifolius var. ramosissimus, Symphyotrichum simplex
USDA Symbol: SYLAL4
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
This taxon appears as Symphyotrichum lanceolatum ssp. lanceolatum var. lanceolatum on the USDA PLANTS Database website.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Yellow , Blue , PurpleBloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Distribution
USA: AR , CT , DC , DE , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , VA , VT , WI , WVCanada: NB , NS , PE
Native Habitat: Wet Meadow/Prairie/Field
Growing Conditions
Light Requirement: SunSoil Moisture: Wet
Benefit
Conspicuous Flowers: yesAttracts: Butterflies
Larval Host: Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
Value to Beneficial Insects
Special Value to Native BeesThis information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA)
Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta) Larval Host |
Bibliography
Bibref 1186 - Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America (2005) Covell, C.V., Jr.Bibref 1185 - Field Guide to Western Butterflies (Peterson Field Guides) (1999) Opler, P.A. and A.B. Wright
Bibref 1294 - The Midwestern Native Garden: Native Alternatives to Nonnative Flowers and Plants An Illustrated Guide (2011) Adelman, Charlotte and Schwartz, Bernard L.
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Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Additional resources
USDA: Find Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-07-24Research By: TWC Staff