Skyblue Aster

Symphyotrichum oolentangiense (Riddell) G.L. Nesom - Aster family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 5.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb, Subshrub

Features

Flower Color: Blue, Purple

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Late Summer, Fall

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast
  • CAN:  Ontario
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.