American Burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius (L.) Raf. ex DC. - Aster familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet
Plant Type: Forb/herb
Features
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Monarchs; Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on American Burnweed: Palthis asopialis, Phyllocnistis insignis
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- MEX: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
- CAN: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec
- USA+: Puerto Rico
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N), CAN (N)
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.