Flower ID: IMG_1298.JPG-10-02-2018 Flower name (scientific): Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides (Linnaeus) G. L. Nesom PY: 1995 Flower name (common): Heath Aster Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Specific epithet: Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 0.3 to 1.0 inches ( 0.8 to 2.5 cm) Petal count: 23 Color: white Other: flower arrangement, Panicle Plant description: Size: 6 to 36 inches ( 15. to 91. cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal and alternate, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, (basal) oblanceolate to oblong or spatulate, (proximal cauline) linear to lanceolate or oblong, (distal) oblong-ovate (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): August to October Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: How to differentiate related varieties: Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.798025 Longitude: -91.482167 Altitude: 241.80 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Barron, Brown, Buffalo, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV) In Canada: (MB, ON, QC) References: