Dieteria asteroides var. asteroides

Hoary aster

Family: Asteraceae · Type: perennial · Native

Hoary aster is a California native perennial found in southern California coastal regions, San Jacinto Mountains, and eastern desert areas of Sonoran province in desert scrub, coastal scrub, and dry fields at elevations around 100 meters. Flowering from March to June and September to October, this plant produces white to lavender flowers in hemispheric heads with long-acuminate phyllary tips 3 to 6 millimeters long. Growing with upright stems that reach moderate heights, it develops mid-stem leaves 6 to 15 millimeters wide with slightly serrated edges. Its leaves are arranged along the stem with a somewhat irregular, slightly toothed appearance. The plant's distinctive flower heads and serrated foliage make it a characteristic element of its arid and coastal habitats.

Habitat: Desert scrub, coastal scrub, dry fields

Bloom period: Mar-Jun, Sep--Oct

Elevation: +- 100 m.

Bioregions: SCo, SnJt, e DSon

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.