Asteraceae

Dixie whitetop aster

Sericocarpus tortifolius Nees

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Sericocarpus

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Dixie whitetop aster: Sericocarpus tortifolius (formerly Aster tortifolius) along the Kitching Creek Trail at Jonathan Dickinson State Park. Pine Flatwoods. One of the more unusual l — Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Dixie whitetop aster

Synonyms

Aster bifoliatus (Walter) H.E.Ahles
Aster collinsii Nutt.
Aster scabrosus Bertol.
Aster tortifolius Michx.
Aster tortifolius var. tortifolius
Conyza bifoliata Walter
Sericocarpus acutisquamosus Small
Sericocarpus bifoliatus Porter
Sericocarpus bifoliatus var. bifoliatus
Sericocarpus collinsii Nutt.
Sericocarpus tortifolius var. tortifolius

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: boytanical, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rachael Kirby, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 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.