Purplestem Aster
Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) Ã. Löve & D. Löve - Aster familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 10.0 feet
Plant Type: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Features
Flower Color: White, Pink, Blue, Purple
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 Purplestem Aster: Asymmetrura impositella, Charidryas nycteis, Chlosyne nycteis, Lioptilodes parvus, Papaipema impecuniosa, Phyciodes tharos, Schinia arcigera, Schinia septentrionalis
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, 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.