Nearctica - Eastern Wildflowers - Toothed White-topped Aster (Sericocarpus asteroides)

Toothed White-topped Aster

(Sericocarpus asteroides)

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Line Drawing: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Second Edition.

Sericocarpus linifolius

The few ray florets (4 to 5) will separate this species from most other asterlike composites. Narrow-leaved White-topped Aster also has few ray florets, but the leaves are much narrower than those of Toothed White-topped Aster.

Toothed White-topped Aster (Sericocarpus asteroides)

Identification: Flowers white with very few ray flowers (4 to 5). The basal leaves are spatulate, toothed, and taper to a narrow base without a distinct petiole. Plant 6 inches to 2 feet tall.

Distribution: Michigan in the west to New England in the east, southward to Florida and Alabama.

Habitat: Dry woods.

Flowering period: June to October.

Toothed White-topped Aster (Sericocarpus asteroides)

Similar Species:

Narrow-leaved White-topped Aster
(Sericocarpus linifolius)

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