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Eurybia sibirica

Eurybia sibirica (L.) G.L. Nesom

Arctic Aster, Siberian Wood-aster

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s): Aster sibiricus, Aster subintegerrimus

USDA Symbol: EUSI13

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

A short perennial with several leafy stems from a creeping rhizome. Robust plants may reach 24 inches in height, but typically the plants are no taller than 6 in. Flower heads occur singly or in few-flowered clusters above narrow leaves. Rays are purple.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall, often much shorter.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Purple
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AK , ID , MT , WA
Canada: AB , BC , NT , NU , YT
Native Distribution: Circumboreal, s. in N. America to Mt. Baker, WA; the Wallowa Mts., OR; Sawtooth Mts., ID; Bighorn Mts., WY; & Uinta Mts., UT
Native Habitat: Rocky slopes, meadows, river flats & other open places

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Sun
Soil Moisture: Dry
Soil Description: Rocky soils.

Propagation

Description: Propagation is by division, cuttings or seed.
Commercially Avail: yes

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:		FAC	FAC			FAC				UPL

This information is derived from: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (2023). 2022 National Wetland Plant List, version 3.6. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. https://wetland-plants.usace.army.mil/. Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

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

Additional resources

USDA: Find Eurybia sibirica in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eurybia sibirica in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eurybia sibirica

Metadata

Record Modified: 0000-00-00
Research By: TWC Staff

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