Asteraceae FAMILY
Symphyotrichum puniceum
Symphyotrichum puniceum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Symphyotrichum puniceum is a herbaceous perennial plant forming a cluster of 1 - 5 or more erect stems 100 - 250cm tall from a usually short-rhizomatous rootstock[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is a traditional medicinal herb, though probably little used as such at the present time. It is grown as an ornamental in gardens.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeCentral and Eastern N. America - Alberta to Newfoundland, south to Nebraska, Illinois and Georgia
HabitatWet soils, often peaty, open to moderately shaded, margins of alluvial deciduous woods and alder thickets, swamp margins, edges of bogs, stream and lake shores, marshes, wet meadows; at elevations up to 2,000 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].