''Boltonia asteroides'', the white doll's daisy, false chamomile,
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
The Great Plains (french: Grandes Plaines), sometimes simply "the Plains", is a broad expanse of flatland in North America. It is located west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains, much of it covered in prairie, steppe, an ...
from
Saskatchewan south to
Texas and
Florida, with isolated populations in the eastern
United States. Reports of the species in
New England,
New York
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, and the
Pacific Northwest appear to be introductions.
''Boltonia asteroides'' is a robust, 16″ to 78″ tall (40.6cm to 198.1cm), perennial. It spreads by stolons (horizontal stems running along the surface of the ground). It has many daisy-like
flower heads
A pseudanthium (Greek for "false flower"; ) is an inflorescence that resembles a flower. The word is sometimes used for other structures that are neither a true flower nor a true inflorescence. Examples of pseudanthia include flower heads, compos ...
with white or lavender
ray florets and yellow
disc florets.
The species is sometimes cultivated as an
ornamental plant because of its attractive flowers.
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;Varieties[
* ''Boltonia asteroides'' var. ''asteroides'' - coastal regions
* ''Boltonia asteroides'' var. ''latisquama'' (A.Gray) Cronquist - ]Great Plains
The Great Plains (french: Grandes Plaines), sometimes simply "the Plains", is a broad expanse of flatland in North America. It is located west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains, much of it covered in prairie, steppe, an ...
, Mississippi Valley
* ''Boltonia asteroides'' var. ''recognita'' (Fernald & Griscom) Cronquist - Great Plains
The Great Plains (french: Grandes Plaines), sometimes simply "the Plains", is a broad expanse of flatland in North America. It is located west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains, much of it covered in prairie, steppe, an ...
, Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley, Canadian Prairie Provinces
The Canadian Prairies (usually referred to as simply the Prairies in Canada) is a region in Western Canada. It includes the Canadian portion of the Great Plains and the Prairie Provinces, namely Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. These provin ...
; introduced in New England + Pacific Northwest
References
External links
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''Boltonia asteroides''
University of Southern Indiana
Astereae
Flora of Northern America
Plants described in 1767
Garden plants
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