Wavyleaf Aster

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

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 5.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Pink, Blue, Purple

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem Interactions

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

Larval Species depending on Wavyleaf Aster: Phyciodes bastesii, Phyciodes batesii

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
  • CAN:  Nova Scotia, 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.