White Heath Aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides (L.) G.L. Nesom - Aster family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Pink, Yellow, Blue

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

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

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

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

Larval Species depending on White Heath Aster: Coleophora astericola, Coleophora ercoides, Coleophora polemoniella, Cucullia alfarata, Feltia jaculifera, Gnorimoschema subterranea, Lacinipolia meditata, Lacinipolia renigera, Orthodes crenulata, Phyciodes pratensis, Phyciodes pratensis pratensis, Phyciodes tharos, Pseudorthodes vecors, Schinia arcigera, Synchlora aerata aerata

Native Range

  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territorie, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan
  • USA:  Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • MEX:  Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast
Regional Native Status: L48 (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.