Asteraceae

Narrowleaf whitetop aster

Sericocarpus linifolius Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Sericocarpus

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 野圹蒿
English: Narrowleaf whitetop aster

Synonyms

Aster solidagineus Michx. ex Willd.
Aster solidagineus Michx. ex Willd.
Aster solidaginoides Pers.
Conyza linifolia L.
Galatella obtusifolia Lehm.
Sericocarpus solidagineus Nees

Flowers

In flower: May to July (from 317 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Shirley Hutcherson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fritz Flohr Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fritz Flohr Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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