Vernonia noveboracensis

New York bill Aster ( Vernonia noveboracensis )

The New York bill Aster ( Vernonia noveboracensis ) is a species of the genus appearances asters ( Vernonia ).

Features

The New York bill Aster is a perennial, herbaceous plant that reaches the stature heights of 1 to 2 meters. The plant forms a rhizome. The leaves are 10 to 28 centimeters long, 1.5 to 6 cm wide, narrowly lanceolate and glandular dotted. The margin is entire or has forward-facing teeth. The lower leaf surface is slightly hairy. The heads consist of 30 to 55 flowers. The shell is 6-10 mm long and wide. The bracts have a linear- filiform and projecting obliquely extension. The flowers are purple. The pappus is light brown to pale purple.

The flowering period extends from August to September.

Occurrence

The New York bill Aster comes in warm to temperate eastern U.S. in wet lowland forests, marshes and wastelands before.

Use

The New York bill switch is rarely used as an ornamental plant for natural gardens. The species is in cultivation since at least 1710.

Documents

• Corner Hardt J. Hunter, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd Müller K. (ed.): Rothmaler Exkursionsflora of Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8.

• Note asters