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Symphyotrichum ericoides White Heath Aster


Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACU Soil: Acidic soils.


Form/Color Grows to 3': white flowers bloom August- Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
October. Tolerance: tolerance.


Urban Insufficient information to determine


Tolerance: tolerance.


Habitat: Dry, open areas; sandy soil in New York


City coastal habitats and successional
scrub. Ecosystem Attracts butterflies.
Services:


Hydrology: Moist to dry soil.


Ornamental White flowes.
Value: Compatibility:


Salt Insufficient information to determine


Tolerance: tolerance. Other: Used for vegetation in restoration of
open areas, meadows, warm
Shade Intolerant of shade. season grasslands, coastal black


Tolerance: dune habitats. Used in butterfly


Symphyotrichum laeve Smooth Blue Aster


Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACU Soil: pH 5.8-7.8


Form/Color Grows to 3'; waxy dark green leaves; Stormwater Insufficient information to determine


showy blue flowers bloom August- Tolerance: tolerance.
October.


Urban Insufficient information to determine


Tolerance: tolerance.


Habitat: Dry, open woods, sandy soil.


Ecosystem Attracts butterflies.


Services:


Hydrology: Moist to dry soil.


Ornamental Showy, blue flowers.
Value: Compatibility:


Salt Moderately tolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Used for open, sandy soil, in


restoration of meadows, warm
Shade Tolerant of partial shade. season grasslands, coastal back-
Tolerance: dune successional habitats. Used in

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