White Wood Aster – 10/6/19

Observer: Paul Lauenstein

Observation Date: 10/6/19

Observation Time: 2:00 p.m.

Observation Location: Near Beaver Brook

Common Name: White Wood Aster

Scientific Name: Eurybia divaricata

Comments: Eurybia divaricata is native to Eastern U.S. and typically grows in the wild in dry open woods. It grows in loose clumps with dark, sprawling, sometimes zigzag stems up to 2.5′ tall. Distinctive leaves are heart-shaped, stalked and coarsely toothed. Small but abundant flowers (to 1 inch across) have white rays and yellow to red center disks and appear in flat-topped, terminal clusters in late summer to early fall. Attractive to butterflies.

More information: Missouri Botanical Gardens