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Eurybia schreberi

Shreber's wood-aster

Shreber's wood aster is commonly mistaken for bigleaf aster; it too forms thick ground-covering clumps of foliage in the early season along woodland edges, putting out flowering stems in late summer and early fall. It is differentiated from E. macrophylla by the minute glands borne on stipes on the flowers' involucral bracts-- a fun ID project for the dedicated field botanist!

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Height: 12-24 in
Spread: 12-18 in
Hardiness Zone: 3-8


Bloom Color: White

Characteristics & Attributes

Cultivation Status
Species
Exposure
Part Shade
Shade
Soil Moisture
Average
Dry
Ecoregion
(83) Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands
(59) Northeastern Coastal Zone
(84) Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens
(82) Acadian Plains and Hills
(58) Northeastern Highlands
Ornamental Interest
Summer Bloom
Attracts Wildlife
Other Pollinators/Wildlife
Attracts Bees
Host Plant
Pollinator Powerhouse Plant
Tolerance
Drought Tolerant
Additional Attributes
Low Maintenance
Landscape Use
Massing
Naturalize


North American Distribution


Dan Jaffe Wilder (c) Dan Jaffe Wilder
Dan Jaffe Wilder (c) Dan Jaffe Wilder