Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Family
Asteraceae
Common Name(s)
Side-flowered aster, Calico aster
Synonyms
Aster lateriflorus
Flowering Time
August to September
Fruit/Seed Maturation Sign
Pappus expands
Fruit/Seed Collection Dates
Start early October; achenes persist on plant for several weeks
Notes
Transplants in a field study had 16% survival after 7 years (Mottl et al. 2006);
Seed output high; self-sows (Barkely 1986, Gleason and Cronquist 1991, Mottl et al. 2006).
Colonial, spreading from elongate rhizomes and numerous stolons (Fernald 1950).
Seed Cleaning
None required
Storage
Dry
Restoration Potential
Proven performer