Symphyotrichum ericoides
(Heath Aster)

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               Seedpod                                           Leaf                                            Stem                                        Seed                                          Habit

Facts About this Plant:

    Common Names: Heath Aster, White Heath Aster, Frost Aster
    Synonyms: Aster ericoides
    Lifespan: Perennial
    Zones: 3 - 9
    Type: Forb
    Bloom Time: August - October
    Status: Native
    Range:

Symphyotrichum ericoides, or Heath Aster, is native to most of the continental United States, except the southwest, and it is rare in the southeast. It is a perennial that grows in open fields, prairies, meadows. It blooms in late summer and fall with white flowers.

More information will be made available soon about this species and telling it apart from others.


We have a special Aster ID chart that you can access here. More species will be added to it as time allows:
Symphyotrichum (Aster) ID chart

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