Family |
Aster (Asteraceae) |
Bloom |
Summer, fall |
Habitat |
Fields, meadows, roadsides |
Status |
Native |
Cycle |
Perennial |
Height |
1-3′ |
Flower |
Flowers form groups of round clusters made of many individual white flower heads composed of petal-like white bracts surrounding a yellow center of disk flowers. |
Leaf |
Leaves are narrow, hairy underneath, greenish-white, 3-5″ long alternating along the stem. |
Notes |
This is a common plant in Michigan blooming late July through September. It acts as a host for the american painted Lady butterfly caterpillars, one of our over-wintering adult butterflies. |