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Photographer: Robert W. Freckmann
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Family Asteraceae
Aster lateriflorus (L.) Britton
calico aster, goblet aster, side-flowering aster
Aster: from the Greek aster, "a star," describing the radiate heads of the flowers
lateriflorus: with flowers on the side
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1'-4' tall forb |
| Flower: | head 1/4"-1/2" wide with 9-14 white rays; inflorescence in loose clusters of many heads mostly on one side of the widely-spreading branches; blooms Aug.-Oct. |
| Leaf: | basal leaves stalked, upper mostly stalkless; oval to rounded blades to 1 1/2" wide, hairy only along the lower midrib |
| Habitat: | full to partial sun; dry to moderate moisture; fields, clearings, shores; in sandy, loamy, clayey soil |
| (Glossary) |
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