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

species 1,890 observations

Narrowleaf Whitetop Aster

Sericocarpus linifolius

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

7 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Pearl Crescent 1
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Four-banded Stink Bug Wasp, Banded Longhorn Beetle, Hump-backed Beewolf, Ligated Furrow Bee 6

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Light
Full sun Part shade
Moisture
Dry Well drained Moist
Soil
Rocky Sand Loam Clay
Drought tolerant
Yes
Habit
Clumping Erect
Plant type
Wildflower Herbaceous perennial

From NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.

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