Stats

Lifespan: Perennial
Size: Small
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Temperate woodland
Range: North America
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Status: Common

About

Calico Aster is a perennial herbaceous plant that can grow up to 120 centimeters tall and 30 centimeters wide. This species of flowering plant is native to eastern and central North America and is commonly known as starved aster, white woodland aster, and calico aster.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Symphyotrichum
Species: Symphyotrichum lateriflorum