White Heath Aster
by Michelle Meenawong
Title
White Heath Aster
Artist
Michelle Meenawong
Medium
Photograph - Metal Print
Description
Symphyotrichum ericoides (Aster ericoides), known as white heath aster, white aster or heath aster, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to much of North America, as well as northern Mexico. It has also been introduced to many areas beyond its native range.
Heath aster is an herbaceous perennial with stems from 1 to 3 ft (0.3 to 0.9 m) tall. Its leaves are sessile (stalkless) and narrow, and become smaller towards the end of the stems and branches. It has white or rarely pinkish, daisy-like composite flowerheads with yellow centers that appear in late summer through fall (autumn). They are rather small, 1⁄3 to 1⁄2 inch (8 to 10 mm) across.
Heath aster has two varieties: Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides, which spreads by underground rhizomes to form colonies, and S.. ericoides var. pansum, which is cespitose, remaining in a clump, and has corm-like caudices.
A very grateful thank you to the following groups for featuring this picture
FLORAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND ART
07/08/2019
LADY PHOTOGRAPHERS AND ARTISTS
07/11/2019
BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS GROUP
09/04/2019
GLOBAL FLOWERS PHOTOGRAPHY
10/28/2019
10 PLUS
08/05/2020
FINE ART AMERICA FLOWERS PHOTOGRAPHY
09/25/2021
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July 7th, 2019
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