Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
(Calico Aster)

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Facts About this Plant:

    Common Names: Calico Aster, Side-Flowering Aster, Starved Aster, White Woodland Aster
    Synonyms: Aster lateriflorus
    Lifespan: Perennial
    Zones: 4 - 9
    Type: Forb
    Bloom Time: August - October
    Status: Native
    Range:

Symphyotrichum lateriflorum, or Calico Aster, is native to the eastern half of the United States. It is a perennial that grows in open woods, along woodland edges and in moist clearings. 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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