Symphyotrichum prenanthoides (Crooked Aster) - Minnesota …
WEBStems often zig-zag between the leaf nodes, hence the common names. Plants may form colonies from creeping rhizomes. Fruit: Fruit is a dry seed with a tuft of light brown hair to carry it off in the wind. Notes: The leaf shape of Crooked Aster is pretty unique and makes it easy to identify in the field.
Flowers of Fall: Pennsylvania’s Asters - Pennsylvania Wilds
WEBAug 28, 2018 · Other asters prefer wet “feet” and occupy marshes and wet meadows and woods, such as purple-stemmed aster (Symphyotrichum puniceum), zig-zag aster (Symphyotrichum prenanthoides) and late purple aster (Symphyotrichum patens).
Crooked-stemmed Aster - Prairie Moon Nursery
WEBThe narrow leaves of Crooked-stemmed Aster clasp zig-zagging stems adorned by flowers featuring 20-30 pale violet petals surrounding yellow centers. One of the shorter Asters, it prefers wood edges, stream banks and damp thickets. It blooms in late summer and early autumn.
WEBCrooked stem aster Zigzag aster Aster prenanthoides L. Uses. Crooked stem aster is an adaptable, easy to grow ground cover for dry, sunny locations. It is a native plant and can be part of a good wildlife seed mixture where native …
Symphyotrichum prenanthoides (Crooked Aster) - Gardenia
WEBThe stems often zig-zag between the leaf nodes, hence the common names. The oval-lance-shaped leaves, 2-8 in. long (5-20 cm), clasp the stems. Native to riparian and forest edge habitats from Ontario south to North Carolina and Tennessee, Hairy Aster grows in moist, loamy soils, in full sun to partial shade.
Crooked Stem Aster – Symphyotrichum prenanthoides - Growit …
WEBIt’s common name, ‘Crooked Stem Aster’ refers to the nature of it’s stalk. At each junction of the stalk, the stem will bend forming a large angle as it ascends. Because of this it is also sometimes referred to as Zig-Zag Aster. Note the crooked stem.
Life under the Lights - Center for Plant Conservation
WEBA long way from its native home in Southern Ontario, this beautiful purple flower is better known as ‘crooked-stem’ or ‘zig-zag’ aster ( Symphyotrichum prenanthoides ), named for its distinctive stem.
Symphyotrichum prenanthoides, Crooked Stem Aster at …
WEBSymphyotrichum prenanthoides. Asteraceae. Plenty of large pale blue flowers from August through October, smooth leaves clasp the branching & subtly zig-zag stem, attracts butterflies and bees, beautiful forest edge plant, tolerates sand and clay, spreads by seed and short rhizomes. 1-3 foot tall.
Zigzag Aster (Aster prenanthoides) – Flora Pittsburghensis
WEBOct 2, 2010 · This is probably our most common roadside blue aster. The Zigzag Aster is so named from its crooked stem (which also gives it the name “Crooked-Stemmed Aster”).This plat was growing along a trail in Bethel Park, where it …
Symphyotrichum prenanthoides (Crooked Stem Aster)
WEBCommon Names: Crooked Stem Aster, Crooked Aster, Crooked-Stemmed Aster, Zig-Zag Aster. Synonyms: Aster prenanthoides. Lifespan: Perennial. Zones: 4 - 7. Type: Forb. Bloom Time: August - October. Status: Native. Range: