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Asteraceae

Toothed whitetop aster

Sericocarpus asteroides (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Sericocarpus

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Toothed whitetop aster (Sericocarpus asteroides)
FlowerPhoto: Anne Parker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English
Toothed whitetop aster

Synonyms

  • Aster asteroides MacMill.
  • Aster paternus Cronquist
  • Conyza asteroides L.

Flowers

In flower
June to July (from 216 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.