Hairy White Oldfield Aster

symphyotrichum pilosum

The Hairy White Oldfield Aster is a beautiful flower that blooms in late summer and early fall. Its white petals and yellow center attract many pollinators like butterflies and bees!

Lebensraum: It commonly grows in open fields, meadows, and along roadsides.

Aussehen

The Hairy White Oldfield Aster has numerous small, daisy-like white flowers with yellow centers, clustered along its very hairy stems. Its lance-shaped leaves are also noticeably hairy, giving the plant a fuzzy appearance that distinguishes it from other asters.

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Hairy White Oldfield Aster

Kategorie

Pflanzen

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Its late blooms are a critical snack bar, fueling bees and butterflies before winter.

Sometimes called "Frost Aster" as it keeps blooming even after the first autumn frosts!

The name "Aster" comes from a Greek word meaning "star," just like its charming flowers!

This tough plant is often a pioneer, growing in poor soil where others struggle.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Hairy White Oldfield Aster has densely hairy stems and leaves that help protect it from hungry insects and water loss.

Hairy White Oldfield Aster blooms late into fall, providing vital nectar for pollinators when other food sources are scarce.

Hairy White Oldfield Aster can spread easily through underground stems (rhizomes) to colonize open or disturbed areas quickly.

Hairy White Oldfield Aster has tiny seeds with fluffy parachutes that let them float on the wind to new spots.

Maße und Details

Höhe: 30-120 cm
Ausbreitung: 30-90 cm
Blütengröße: 1-2 cm
Blütezeit: Late_summer_fall
Essbar: Nein
Giftigkeit: Keine
Lebenszyklus: Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode: Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Visits its numerous flowers for nectar and pollen in late autumn.

pollinates

Common Eastern Bumblebee

Bombus impatiens

One of many native bees that pollinate its late-season blooms.

eaten by

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Young plants and foliage are occasionally browsed by hungry deer.

pollinates

Monarch Butterfly

Danaus plexippus

Adult butterflies feed on its nectar as they migrate south.

Merkmale

Farbenfroh

Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.

Grasland

Grasland-Lebensräume sind terrestrische Biome, die von Gräsern und krautigen Pflanzen dominiert werden und einer Vielzahl von Weidetieren als Lebensraum dienen.