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Loughmiller, Campbell and Lynn

Symphyotrichum lanceolatum ssp. hesperium

Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom ssp. hesperium (A. Gray) G.L. Nesom

White Panicle Aster

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: SYLAH

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow , Purple , Violet
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Bloom Notes: Ray flowers usually purplish-blue/violet, sometimes white. Disc flowers yellow, aging to purple.

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , CO , IA , ID , KS , MI , MN , MO , MT , ND , NE , NM , NV , OK , OR , SD , TX , UT , WI , WY

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Symphyotrichum lanceolatum ssp. hesperium in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Symphyotrichum lanceolatum ssp. hesperium in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Symphyotrichum lanceolatum ssp. hesperium

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-01-20
Research By: TWC Staff

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