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Symphyotrichum ciliolatum
Symphyotrichum ciliolatum (Lindl.) Á. Löve & D. Löve
Lindley's Aster
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Synonym(s): Aster ciliolatus, Aster ciliolatus var. comatus, Aster ciliolatus var. maccallae, Aster ciliolatus var. wilsonii, Aster foliaceus var. subgeminatus, Aster lindleyanus, Aster maccallae, Aster saundersii, Aster subgeminatus, Aster wilsonii, Symphyotrichum ciliolatum var. comatum, Symphyotrichum ciliolatum var. maccallae, Symphyotrichum ciliolatum var. wilsonii, Symphyotrichum subgeminatum
USDA Symbol: SYCI
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
Native peoples sometimes used fringed aster for medicine. They boiled the strongly scented roots to make eye drops, and they used the smoke from burning roots to revive people who had fainted in sweat baths. (Kershaw)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall, often shorter.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Blue , PurpleBloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Distribution
USA: IL , IN , MA , ME , MI , MN , MT , ND , NH , NY , SD , WI , WYCanada: AB , BC , MB , NB , NL , NS , NT , ON , QC , SK , YT
Native Habitat: Woodland,Prairie/Meadow/Field
Growing Conditions
Light Requirement: SunSoil Moisture: Dry
Benefit
Conspicuous Flowers: yesAttracts: Birds , Butterflies
Larval Host: Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
Value to Beneficial Insects
Special Value to Native BeesThis information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA)
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) Larval Host |
Find Seed or Plants
View propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.
Bibliography
Bibref 1186 - Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America (2005) Covell, C.V., Jr.Bibref 1185 - Field Guide to Western Butterflies (Peterson Field Guides) (1999) Opler, P.A. and A.B. Wright
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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 ciliolatum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Symphyotrichum ciliolatum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Symphyotrichum ciliolatum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-01-19Research By: TWC Staff