Texas Gardening: Texas Native Plant Pictures by color ( White ), 1 by htop

htop wrote:
Heath Aster, White Aster, Squarrose White Aster, White Wreath Aster, White Prairie Aster, Tufted White Prairie Aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides), Asteraceae Family, native, perennial, flowers late August through November

County distribution:
http://plants.usda.gov/java/county?state_name=Texas&statefip...

It is a common somewhat sprawling white aster of dry prairies and other open places. This grayish bushy plant growis 1 to 2 feet tall, and can often be found growing in patches. The leaves are narrow, alternate, small and pointed. They are leaves are less than 3 inches long and ¼ inch wide. The heath aster appears insignificant until it blooms. The daisy-like flowerheads are about ½ inch wide and appear in dense, frequently one-sided (that is on one side of the stem) clusters. The flowers can have up to 20 white (sometimes pale pink), petal-like rays which surround a small yellow disk which turns to reddish brown to purple with age.

For more information, see its entry in the PlantFiles:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/1277/index.html

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