Boltonia asteroides

Boltonia asteroides

  • Boltonia asteroides
  • Boltonia asteroides
  • Flower name
    Boltonia asteroides
  • Scientific name
    Boltonia asteroides
  • AliasBoltonia asteroides, Boltonia, False aster, ボルドーギク, ボルトニア
  • Place of originEastern United States
  • Place of floweringWetlands, Overseas
  • Flowering seasonSeptember, October

What is Boltonia asteroides

Boltonia asteroides, boltonia or false aster (scientific name: Boltonia asteroides) is native to the eastern United States and is a dwelling plant in the Boltonia genus of the Asteraceae family. It grows wild in wet meadows and marshes. It grows to a height of 40 to 180 cm. The stems are erect and branched at the top. The leaves are lanceolate to broadly acuminate and greenish gray. In autumn, conical inflorescences grow from the flower stalks and produce heads of flowers. The head flower is a wisteria-purple tongue-shaped flower composed of yellow tubular flowers. The flowers are similar to those of Aster (scientific name: Aster).

Common name: Boltonia asteroides, Scientific name: Boltonia asteroides, also known as Boltonia, False aster, Type of life: dwarf herb, height: 40-180 cm, Leaf color: green, leaf length: 10 cm, leaf shape: lanceolate to broadly connate, leaf margin: serrate, leaf inflorescence: alternate, inflorescence shape: conical, corolla: head flower, flower color: purple, white, flower diameter: 1.2-1.5 cm, flowering season: September-October.


  • Order
    Asterales
  • Family
    Asteraceae
  • Genus
    Boltonia
  • Species
    B. asteroides
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Cone / Compound inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Head flower
  • Leaf type
    lanceolate
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typedwelling plant
  • Flower colorsPurple
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height40.0 ~ 180.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower1.2 ~ 1.5 cm

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