Rice Button Aster (Symphyotrichum dumosum (L.) G.L. Nesom)
Also known as bushy aster, bushy American-aster; also classified as Aster dumosus.
↑Range - Expand
| Legend | Color |
| Native | |
| Native or Not Present |
This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
↑Habitat
Sandy soils, both on dry or poorly-drained sites.
Common on the Atlantic coastal plain and in the south, and more uncommon inland.
↑Links & External Resources
• Symphyotrichum dumosum (Rice Button Aster) | Illinois Wildflowers (About This Site)
• Symphyotrichum dumosum (Rice Button Aster) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Symphyotrichum dumosum | Go Botany (About This Site)
• Bushy Aster | iNaturalist (About This Site)
• Symphyotrichum dumosum | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Symphyotrichum dumosum | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Symphyotrichum dumosum | Flora of North America (About This Site)
• Rice Button Aster | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)
• Symphyotrichum dumosum (L.) Nesom var. dumosum (Bushy Aster) | Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora (About This Site)
• Symphyotrichum dumosum (L.) Nesom var. strictior (Torr. & Gray) Nesom (Bushy Aster) | Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora (About This Site)
