Small White Aster
Order: Asteridae
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Aster
Species: A. vimineus
General Characteristics: It is an erect, perennial, 1'-4' tall forb. The flower head is 1/4"-1/2" wide with 9-14 white rays. The inflorescence is in loose clusters of many heads mostly on one side of the wide spreading branches; blooms Aug.-Oct. The basal leaves are stalked, upper mostly stalkless; oval to rounded blades to 1 1/2" wide, hairy only along the lower midrib.
Special Adaptations: It is a larval host and/or nectar source for the Pearl Crescent
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