Parasol Whitetop
Doellingeria umbellata (Mill.) Nees - Aster family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet
Plant Type: Forb/herb
Features
Flower Color: White
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Mid Summer, Late Summer
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Parasol Whitetop: Allagrapha aerea, Aphelia alleniana, Carmenta corni, Charidryas harrisii, Charidryas harrisii harrisii, Charidryas nycteis, Coleophora bidens, Cucullia convexipennis, Cucullia florea, Cucullia postera, Diachrysia aereoides, Dichrorampha immaculata, Eupsilia devia, Gnorimoschema gallaeasterella, Melanchra assimilis, Papaipema impecuniosa, Phyciodes bastesii, Phyciodes tharos, Phyciodes tharos arcticus, Spiramater lutra, Trichordestra legitima
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- CAN: Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.