Eurybia hemispherica
tennessee aster, southern prairie aster
Family
Asteraceae
Leaf Attachment
sessile
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
purple
Flower Petals
many
Flower Month
July - November
Height (meters)
0.2 - 0.8
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Growing Season
Warm season
Wetland Class
FACU
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
7
Field Characters
Aster paludosus ssp. hemisphericus is the only Aster with grass-like leaves that are firm and 1-nerved. Its long rays (one cm or longer) distinguish Aster paludosus from other Aster which have rays mostly shorter than one cm, and by the spike-like or more-or-less raceme-like head-bearing portion of the plant (other Asters are irregular in this portion).
Cultural Information
Seed germination improves with cold/moist stratification (Steffen 1997).
Animal Use
The following information is for the genus Aster: Animals that eat its seeds: Wild turkey. Animals that eat the plant: Cottontail, White-tailed deer (Martin et al. 1951).