Short's Aster

Symphyotrichum shortii (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom - Aster family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 5.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Pink, Yellow, Blue, Purple

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Short's Aster: Bucculatrix cuneigera, Bucculatrix errans, Coleophora duplicis, Coleophora granifera, Dichomeris nonstrigella

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • 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.