Asteraceae
Daisy Family
Frost weed
Aster ericoides L.
- Notes:
Aster ericoides is similar to A. lanceolatus except it is shorter (1’ to 3’) and more highly branched above with few hairs on the stem. The leaves are smaller (1” by 1/8” to 1/2” by 1/16”), with flower heads also smaller (1/2”across) and crowded on one-sided branches. A. ericoides is highly variable in size and vigor. Flowering is from late August to late September, and fruiting begins in mid-September. A. ericoides is common on dry to mesic prairies and is also found on roadsides and in open, disturbed places.
Hairy aster (A. pilosus Willd.) has similar heads, but the plant is more robust and weedy and has spreading hairs on the upper stems. Also, the fillaries are inrolled at the tip.
- Bibliography from Biodiversity Heritage Library
- Vascular Plants of Iowa
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