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PLANTS

Calico aster

Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Calico aster, In flower
Calico aster, In fruit
Calico aster, Flower buds
20–120 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 20–120 cm. Grows in forests.

There are 360 observations of Calico aster in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Estrie and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in September and become rare from November to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal113
  2. Estrie64
  3. Montérégie47
  4. Outaouais39
  5. Capitale-Nationale30
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches17
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent12
  8. Laurentides9
  9. Centre-du-Québec9
  10. Mauricie7
  11. Laval6
  12. Lanaudière4
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Similar species

Smooth white oldfield asterSymphyotrichum racemosum
White panicle asterSymphyotrichum lanceolatum
Common blue wood asterSymphyotrichum cordifolium
Bottomland asterSymphyotrichum ontarionis
White heath asterSymphyotrichum ericoides
Hairy white oldfield asterSymphyotrichum pilosum
White wood asterEurybia divaricata
White goldenrodSolidago bicolor
Wreath goldenrodSolidago caesia
Northern bog asterSymphyotrichum boreale
Purplestem asterSymphyotrichum puniceum
Parasol whitetopDoellingeria umbellata