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Symphyotrichum ericoides (L.) G.L.Nesom

White heath aster (en), Aster fausse Bruyère (fr), Symphyotriche fausse bruyère (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Symphyotrichum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.5-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) 0.8
Root diameter (meter) 0.3
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Open, dry to moist, well drained, sandy or gravelly, disturbed soils, prairies, glades, dunes, fields, shores, railroad rights-of-way, roadsides; at elevations from 30-3,200 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-8

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Herbal Steam (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -40
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Symphyotrichum ericoides habit picture by Christina Emery (cc-by-sa)
Symphyotrichum ericoides habit picture by Christina Emery (cc-by-sa)
Symphyotrichum ericoides habit picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Symphyotrichum ericoides leaf picture by Nicolas Deutsch (cc-by-sa)
Symphyotrichum ericoides leaf picture by Sabrina Lloyd (cc-by-sa)
Symphyotrichum ericoides leaf picture by Eric Le5 (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Symphyotrichum ericoides flower picture by Brenda Brown (cc-by-sa)
Symphyotrichum ericoides flower picture by Fleurien Leth FLG (cc-by-sa)
Symphyotrichum ericoides flower picture by ben vc (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Symphyotrichum ericoides world distribution map, present in Bulgaria, Brazil, Canada, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Hungary, India, Italy, Mexico, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:981811-1
WFO ID wfo-0000065053
COL ID 53Q7J
BDTFX ID 66596
INPN ID 125328
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Eucephalus ericoides Aster reversii Aster pauciflorus Aster tenuifolius Aster leptophyllus Aster exiguus Aster pilosus Aster ericoides Aster ramosissimus Aster glabellus Aster hebecladus Aster ciliatus Aster scoparius Aster reevesii Aster ciliatus Aster x pseudodumosus Virgulus ericoides Aglotoma multiflora Aster multiflorus Lasallea ericoides Aster multiflorus var. multiflorus Virgulus ericoides subsp. ericoides Aster ericoides var. prostratus Aster ericoides var. reevesii Aster ericoides var. ericoides Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides Aster multiflorus var. prostratus Aster ericoides var. pseudodumosus Aster ericoides var. multiflorus Aster multiflorus var. exiguus Virgulus ericoides var. ericoides Symphyotrichum ericoides subsp. ericoides Aster ericoides subsp. ericoides Symphyotrichum ericoides var. prostratum Aster ericoides f. exiguus Aster polycephalus Aster multiflorus var. ciliatus Aster ericoides f. ericoides Symphyotrichum ericoides

Lower taxons

Symphyotrichum ericoides var. pansum
WorldFloraDB 2024