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New England Aster
New England Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Camouflage
Status
Common

About

New England aster bursts into dense clusters of violet-purple ray flowers each fall, making it one of the last wildflowers to bloom before winter. It is a critical late-season nectar source for migrating monarch butterflies.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 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 novae-angliae