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  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies
  6. Sunflower Family
  7. White-topped Asters
  8. Toothed White-topped Aster

species 2,045 observations

Toothed White-topped Aster

Sericocarpus asteroides

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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31 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Pearl Crescent 1
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Banded Longhorn Beetle, Four-banded Stink Bug Wasp, Gray Hairstreak, Ligated Furrow Bee 30

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Light
Part shade
Moisture
Dry Well drained
Soil
Rocky Sand Loam
Soil pH
Acid Neutral Alkaline
Resists
Humidity
Habit
Clumping Erect
Plant type
Wildflower Herbaceous perennial

From NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.

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