Flower ID: IMG_6408.JPG-10-04-2026 Flower name (scientific): Boltonia asteroides Flower name (common): False Aster Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Specific epithet: Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 0.7 to 1.2 inches (1.8 to 3.0 cm) Petal count: 20 to 50 ray florets Color: white Other: flower arrangement, Panicle Plant description: Size: 36 to 72 inches (91 to 183 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, blades oblanceolate to elliptic or linear (MP) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): July to October Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.796387 Longitude: -91.504715 Altitude: 235.10 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Buffalo, Burnett, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Eau Claire, Grant, Green Lake, Iowa, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Milwaukee, Outagamie, Pierce, Polk, Racine, Richland, Sauk, St. Croix, Waupaca, Winnebago) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (MB, SK) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym(s): Wetland Status (NC): Wetland Status (MW):