Boltonia asteroides

Boltonia asteroides, the white doll's daisy,[2] false chamomile,[3] or false aster, is a species of plant native to the United States and Canada. It is found primarily in the Mississippi Valley and Great Plains from Saskatchewan south to Texas and Florida, with isolated populations in the eastern United States. Reports of the species in New England, New York, and the Pacific Northwest appear to be introductions.[4]

Boltonia asteroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Astereae
Genus:
Boltonia
Species:
B. asteroides
Binomial name
Boltonia asteroides
(L.) L'Hér. 1789 not Michx. 1803 nor Sims 1825
Synonyms[1]
  • Actartife angustifolia Raf.
  • Actartife cuneifolia Raf.
  • Matricaria asteroides L.
  • Boltonia glastifolia (Hill) L'Hér., syn of var. asteroides
  • Boltonia latisquama A.Gray, syn of var. latisquama
  • Boltonia occidentalis (A.Gray) Howell, syn of var. recognita
  • Boltonia recognita (Fernald & Griscom) G.N.Jones, syn of var. recognita

Boltonia asteroides is a robust, 16″ to 78″ tall, perennial. It spreads by stolons (horizontal stems running along the surface of the ground). It has many daisy-like flower heads with white or lavender ray florets and yellow disc florets.[5]

The species is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental plant because of its attractive flowers.[6][7]

Varieties[1][5]
  • Boltonia asteroides var. asteroides - coastal regions
  • Boltonia asteroides var. latisquama (A.Gray) Cronquist - Great Plains, Mississippi Valley
  • Boltonia asteroides var. recognita (Fernald & Griscom) Cronquist - Great Plains, Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley, Canadian Prairie Provinces; introduced in New England + Pacific Northwest

References
  1. The Plant List, Boltonia asteroides (L.) L'Hér.
  2. "Boltonia asteroides". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  3. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  4. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. Flora of North America, White doll’s-daisy, asterlike boltonia, Boltonia asteroides (Linnaeus) L’Héritier
  6. Gardening with Native Wild Flowers. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-381-8.
  7. Alfred Pink Gardening for the Million.


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