Narrowleaf Whitetop Aster

Sericocarpus linifolius (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. - Aster family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 30 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White

Bloom Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly)

Larval Species depending on Narrowleaf Whitetop Aster: Charidryas neumoegeni, Phyciodes tharos

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Regional Native Status: L48 (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.