Symphyotrichum novi-belgii Provenance:eco59: Bristol county - MA Caution: Snakeroot contains the toxin

Caution: Snakeroot contains the toxin tremetol

and it is noted particularly as a food source for the tiny weevil acanthoscelides aureoles that lives at the lowest level of the predatory food chain

A deciduous shrub

an apt description for this plant that discharges its seeds so forcibly

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii Provenance:eco59: Bristol county - MA Caution: Snakeroot contains the toxinNew York Aster produces small, purplish, daisy like flowers from late summer to fall. It grows from 1 4 tall with a bushy growth form, and is a larval host plant of the Silvery Checkerspot butterfly and the Pearl Crescent butterfly. Bees and butterflies are drawn to its nectar, which is important in the late fall when other food sources are scarce. This aster thrives in various conditions and can help to stabilize soil.