Ionactis linariifolius

stiff-leaf aster, flaxleaf whitetop aster

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Photo credit: R. Harrison Wiegand, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. www.dnr.state.md.us
Family

Asteraceae

Region

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

States

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Herbaceous

Height

0.5 - 2ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

Blue, Yellow

Fruit

;

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Soil Texture

Sandy

Soil Moisture

Dry, Moist

Blooms

August - October

Fall Color

Habitat

grassland, successional shrubland, oak-hickory forest; well-drained, sandy, average to poor fertility soils; dry rocky woods and edges

Notes

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Resources

The Native Plants Guide

Physiographic Regions of Chesapeake Watershed

Mountain
Piedmont
Coastal Plain