Index / Search / Symphyotrichum ericoides
§1 Plant
Symphyotrichum ericoides (L.) G.L. Nesom
vernacular white heath aster — species · Asteraceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
- Genus
- Symphyotrichum
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 914 counties across 35 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 914 counties across 35 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 88 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Bureau 17011
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- DuPage 17043
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Ford 17053
- Fulton 17057
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 21 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Adair 19001
- Adams 19003
- Audubon 19009
- Carroll 19027
- Cherokee 19035
- Crawford 19047
- Fremont 19071
- Guthrie 19077
- Hancock 19081
- Harrison 19085
- Jackson 19097
- Lyon 19119
- Madison 19121
- Mahaska 19123
- Mills 19129
- Montgomery 19137
- O'Brien 19141
- Osceola 19143
- Page 19145
- Plymouth 19149
- Pottawattamie 19155
- Shelby 19165
- Sioux 19167
- Story 19169
- Taylor 19173
- Union 19175
- Washington 19183
- Woodbury 19193
Kansas view state ↗ 102 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Cheyenne 20023
- Clark 20025
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Comanche 20033
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Decatur 20039
- Dickinson 20041
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Edwards 20047
- Elk 20049
- Ellis 20051
- Ellsworth 20053
- Finney 20055
- Ford 20057
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Gove 20063
- Graham 20065
- Gray 20069
- Greeley 20071
- Greenwood 20073
- Hamilton 20075
- Harper 20077
- Harvey 20079
- Hodgeman 20083
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Jewell 20089
- Johnson 20091
- Kearny 20093
- Kingman 20095
- Kiowa 20097
- Labette 20099
- Lane 20101
- Leavenworth 20103
- Lincoln 20105
- Linn 20107
- Logan 20109
- Lyon 20111
- Marion 20115
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Meade 20119
- Miami 20121
- Mitchell 20123
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Morton 20129
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Norton 20137
- Osage 20139
- Osborne 20141
- Ottawa 20143
- Pawnee 20145
- Phillips 20147
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Pratt 20151
- Rawlins 20153
- Reno 20155
- Republic 20157
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Rooks 20163
- Rush 20165
- Russell 20167
- Saline 20169
- Scott 20171
- Sedgwick 20173
- Seward 20175
- Shawnee 20177
- Sheridan 20179
- Sherman 20181
- Smith 20183
- Stafford 20185
- Stanton 20187
- Stevens 20189
- Sumner 20191
- Thomas 20193
- Trego 20195
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Wallace 20199
- Washington 20201
- Wichita 20203
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 63 N ▾
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Benton 27009
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Cottonwood 27033
- Dodge 27039
- Douglas 27041
- Faribault 27043
- Fillmore 27045
- Freeborn 27047
- Goodhue 27049
- Grant 27051
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Hubbard 27057
- Jackson 27063
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Kittson 27069
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Lake 27075
- Lake of the Woods 27077
- Lincoln 27081
- Lyon 27083
- Mahnomen 27087
- Marshall 27089
- Martin 27091
- McLeod 27085
- Morrison 27097
- Mower 27099
- Murray 27101
- Norman 27107
- Olmsted 27109
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pine 27115
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Ramsey 27123
- Red Lake 27125
- Redwood 27127
- Rice 27131
- Roseau 27135
- Scott 27139
- Sherburne 27141
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Steele 27147
- Swift 27151
- Traverse 27155
- Wabasha 27157
- Waseca 27161
- Washington 27163
- Watonwan 27165
- Wilkin 27167
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
- Yellow Medicine 27173
Mississippi view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 71 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Andrew 29003
- Atchison 29005
- Audrain 29007
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Buchanan 29021
- Caldwell 29025
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Carroll 29033
- Cass 29037
- Chariton 29041
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Clinton 29049
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Daviess 29061
- DeKalb 29063
- Gentry 29075
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Harrison 29081
- Henry 29083
- Holt 29087
- Howard 29089
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Knox 29103
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- Mercer 29129
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Oregon 29149
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Scotland 29199
- Shelby 29205
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Sullivan 29211
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
- Worth 29227
Montana view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 66 N ▾
- Adams 31001
- Antelope 31003
- Banner 31007
- Box Butte 31013
- Boyd 31015
- Brown 31017
- Buffalo 31019
- Butler 31023
- Chase 31029
- Cherry 31031
- Cheyenne 31033
- Clay 31035
- Colfax 31037
- Cuming 31039
- Custer 31041
- Dawes 31045
- Dawson 31047
- Dodge 31053
- Douglas 31055
- Dundy 31057
- Fillmore 31059
- Franklin 31061
- Frontier 31063
- Furnas 31065
- Gosper 31073
- Greeley 31077
- Hall 31079
- Hamilton 31081
- Harlan 31083
- Hitchcock 31087
- Holt 31089
- Hooker 31091
- Howard 31093
- Johnson 31097
- Kearney 31099
- Keith 31101
- Keya Paha 31103
- Kimball 31105
- Knox 31107
- Lancaster 31109
- Lincoln 31111
- Madison 31119
- Morrill 31123
- Nemaha 31127
- Nuckolls 31129
- Otoe 31131
- Pawnee 31133
- Perkins 31135
- Phelps 31137
- Polk 31143
- Richardson 31147
- Rock 31149
- Saline 31151
- Sarpy 31153
- Saunders 31155
- Seward 31159
- Sheridan 31161
- Sherman 31163
- Sioux 31165
- Thayer 31169
- Thomas 31171
- Washington 31177
- Wayne 31179
- Webster 31181
- Wheeler 31183
- York 31185
New Hampshire view state ↗ 4 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 16 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 15 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Allegany 36003
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Erie 36029
- Genesee 36037
- Greene 36039
- Kings 36047
- Livingston 36051
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Montgomery 36057
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Orange 36071
- Orleans 36073
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schenectady 36093
- Suffolk 36103
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Westchester 36119
North Dakota view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Adams 38001
- Barnes 38003
- Billings 38007
- Bottineau 38009
- Cavalier 38019
- Dickey 38021
- Divide 38023
- Dunn 38025
- Eddy 38027
- Emmons 38029
- Foster 38031
- Golden Valley 38033
- Grant 38037
- LaMoure 38045
- McHenry 38049
- Morton 38059
- Mountrail 38061
- Nelson 38063
- Pembina 38067
- Ransom 38073
- Renville 38075
- Richland 38077
- Sargent 38081
- Sioux 38085
- Slope 38087
- Stark 38089
- Towner 38095
- Walsh 38099
- Wells 38103
- Williams 38105
Ohio view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Ashland 39005
- Athens 39009
- Crawford 39033
- Erie 39043
- Franklin 39049
- Geauga 39055
- Hamilton 39061
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Mahoning 39099
- Medina 39103
- Meigs 39105
- Morgan 39115
- Ottawa 39123
- Perry 39127
- Portage 39133
- Ross 39141
- Stark 39151
- Trumbull 39155
- Vinton 39163
Oklahoma view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Alfalfa 40003
- Bryan 40013
- Carter 40019
- Cimarron 40025
- Cleveland 40027
- Comanche 40031
- Custer 40039
- Garvin 40049
- Grady 40051
- Harper 40059
- Haskell 40061
- Kiowa 40075
- Latimer 40077
- Major 40093
- Marshall 40095
- Mayes 40097
- McClain 40087
- McCurtain 40089
- Murray 40099
- Muskogee 40101
- Oklahoma 40109
- Osage 40113
- Ottawa 40115
- Payne 40119
- Pontotoc 40123
- Pottawatomie 40125
- Roger Mills 40129
- Sequoyah 40135
- Tulsa 40143
- Washington 40147
- Woods 40151
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Rhode Island view state ↗ 5 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 50 N ▾
- Aurora 46003
- Beadle 46005
- Bon Homme 46009
- Brookings 46011
- Brown 46013
- Brule 46015
- Buffalo 46017
- Charles Mix 46023
- Clark 46025
- Clay 46027
- Codington 46029
- Corson 46031
- Custer 46033
- Davison 46035
- Day 46037
- Deuel 46039
- Dewey 46041
- Douglas 46043
- Edmunds 46045
- Fall River 46047
- Faulk 46049
- Gregory 46053
- Haakon 46055
- Hamlin 46057
- Hand 46059
- Hanson 46061
- Harding 46063
- Hughes 46065
- Hyde 46069
- Jerauld 46073
- Kingsbury 46077
- Lawrence 46081
- Lincoln 46083
- Lyman 46085
- Marshall 46091
- Miner 46097
- Minnehaha 46099
- Pennington 46103
- Perkins 46105
- Potter 46107
- Roberts 46109
- Sanborn 46111
- Spink 46115
- Stanley 46117
- Todd 46121
- Tripp 46123
- Turner 46125
- Union 46127
- Walworth 46129
- Ziebach 46137
Tennessee view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Texas view state ↗ 90 N ▾
- Archer 48009
- Armstrong 48011
- Bailey 48017
- Bastrop 48021
- Baylor 48023
- Bell 48027
- Bexar 48029
- Brazoria 48039
- Brazos 48041
- Brewster 48043
- Briscoe 48045
- Brown 48049
- Burnet 48053
- Callahan 48059
- Carson 48065
- Castro 48069
- Chambers 48071
- Childress 48075
- Clay 48077
- Coleman 48083
- Comanche 48093
- Concho 48095
- Coryell 48099
- Crockett 48105
- Dallas 48113
- Deaf Smith 48117
- DeWitt 48123
- Eastland 48133
- Edwards 48137
- El Paso 48141
- Ellis 48139
- Erath 48143
- Fannin 48147
- Fayette 48149
- Floyd 48153
- Frio 48163
- Galveston 48167
- Garza 48169
- Gillespie 48171
- Glasscock 48173
- Gonzales 48177
- Gray 48179
- Grayson 48181
- Grimes 48185
- Hardeman 48197
- Hays 48209
- Hemphill 48211
- Hill 48217
- Howard 48227
- Hunt 48231
- Hutchinson 48233
- Jeff Davis 48243
- Johnson 48251
- Karnes 48255
- Kendall 48259
- Kerr 48265
- Kimble 48267
- Lamar 48277
- Lavaca 48285
- Lipscomb 48295
- Madison 48313
- McLennan 48309
- Milam 48331
- Nacogdoches 48347
- Nolan 48353
- Ochiltree 48357
- Oldham 48359
- Palo Pinto 48363
- Parker 48367
- Pecos 48371
- Potter 48375
- Randall 48381
- Refugio 48391
- Roberts 48393
- Robertson 48395
- San Jacinto 48407
- Schleicher 48413
- Stephens 48429
- Sutton 48435
- Tarrant 48439
- Taylor 48441
- Titus 48449
- Travis 48453
- Val Verde 48465
- Victoria 48469
- Walker 48471
- Washington 48477
- Wharton 48481
- Wheeler 48483
- Wichita 48485
Vermont view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 5 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 49 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Barron 55005
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Door 55029
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marathon 55073
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Outagamie 55087
- Ozaukee 55089
- Pepin 55091
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Sheboygan 55117
- St. Croix 55109
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/SYER ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3151535 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
fetched 2026-05-26T11:35:19Z