Purplestem Aster

Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve

Aster family

Plant Type
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
10.0 feet
Flower Color
White, Pink, Blue, Purple
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Monarchs; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Host Asymmetrura impositella, Charidryas nycteis, Chlosyne nycteis, Lioptilodes parvus, Papaipema impecuniosa, Phyciodes tharos, Schinia arcigera, Schinia septentrionalis

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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