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§1 Plant

Conoclinium coelestinum (L.) DC.

vernacular blue mistflower — species · Asteraceae

USDA: COCO13
GBIF: 3090343
Rank: species

blue mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) — Platephotograph · bioblitz_aggregate_accountCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
Genus: Conoclinium

§2a

Native status, by region

CAN Canada Introduced
L48 Lower 48 States Native

§2b

County-level range

· 418 counties across 12 states/territories

Legend Native · 418 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: Medium
Shade: Low
Moisture use: Medium
Fire: Low
Salinity: None
Anaerobic: Low
CaCO₃: Medium
Hedging: None

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: -13 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 170 min.
Precipitation: 24–60 in/yr
pH range: 5.5–7.5
Root depth: 14 in min.
Fertility need: Medium
Soil texture: medium, fine

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Single Crown
Growth rate: Moderate
Lifespan: Moderate
Mature height: 3.2 ft
Foliage texture: Medium
Foliage colour: Green
Porosity (summer): Moderate
Porosity (winter): Moderate
Flower colour: Blue
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Summer
Seed abundance: Medium
Seed begins: Summer
Seed ends: Fall
Spread rate: Moderate
Stratify: No
Seeds / lb: 1,500,000
Propagation: seed, sprigs

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: Routinely Available
Nursery stock: No
Graze palatability: Low
Palatable, human: No
Lumber: No
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 418 counties across 12 states/territories.

Alabama view state ↗ 18 N ▾

Arkansas view state ↗ 69 N ▾

Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾

District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾

District of Columbia 11001

Florida view state ↗ 57 N ▾

Georgia view state ↗ 26 N ▾

Kentucky view state ↗ 93 N ▾

New Jersey view state ↗ 9 N ▾

New York view state ↗ 2 N ▾

Pennsylvania view state ↗ 20 N ▾

Virginia view state ↗ 90 N ▾

West Virginia view state ↗ 31 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/COCO13 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/3090343 ↗

Record version

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