Asteraceae FAMILY
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum is a herbaceous, perennial plant with a long, thick rhizome growing 30 - 150cm tall. It spreads by the rhizone, sending up individual erect stems at intervals to form a colony of plants[ 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. ]. Mainly known as an ornamental plant, which a number of named varieties, the plant was used traditionally as a medicine by the native N. Americans
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeN. America - British Colombia to New York, south to California and Florida
HabitatFull sun to partial shade, margins of streams, edges of thickets, meadows, fields, ditches; at elevations from sea level to 900 metres or more[ 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. ].