Smooth Violet Prairie Aster

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

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb, Subshrub

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Blue, Purple

Bloom Time: Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem Interactions

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

Native Range

  • USA:  Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma
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.