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Bigleaf Aster (Eurybia macrophylla)

Credit: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. | An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 411. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. | License: PD US

Eurybia Macrophylla, or more commonly know as Bigleaf Aster, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) with dark green foliage and purple flowers of the genus Eurybia. It has a moderate growth rate and a height of 4.6 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It's active growth period is spring summer fall, blooms during late summer and is tolerant of shade. Eurybia Macrophylla or Bigleaf Aster's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont and Wisconsin.

Category: Dicot
Genus: Eurybia
Family: Asteraceae
Order: Asterales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
Active Growth Period: Spring Summer Fall
After Harvest Regrowth Rate: Slow
Allelopath: No
Bloat: None
C:N Ratio: High
Coppice Potential: No
Fall Conspicuous: Yes
Fire Resistance: No
Flower Color: Purple
Flower Conspicuous: Yes
Foliage Color: Dark Green
Foliage Porosity Summer: Dense
Foliage Porosity Winter: Porous
Foliage Texture: Coarse
Fruit/Seed Color: Brown
Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: No
Growth Form: Rhizomatous
Growth Rate: Moderate
Height Mature (feet): 4.6
Leaf Retention: No
Lifespan: Long
Low Growing Grass: No
Resprout Ability: No
Shape and Orientation: Erect
Toxicity: None
Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: No
Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: Yes
Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
Anaerobic Tolerance: Low
CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium
Cold Stratification Required: No
Drought Tolerance: Low
Fertility Requirement: Medium
Fire Tolerance: High
Frost Free Days Minimum: 90
Hedge Tolerance: None
Moisture Use: Medium
pH (Minimum): 4.9
pH (Maximum): 6.9
Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 1700
Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 4800
Precipitation (Minimum): 35
Precipitation (Maximum): 55
Root Depth Minimum (inches): 10
Salinity Tolerance: None
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Temperature Minimum (°F): -28
Bloom Period: Late Summer
Commercial Availability: Routinely Available
Fruit/Seed Abundance: High
Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Summer
Fruit/Seed Period End: Fall
Fruit/Seed Persistence: Yes
Propagated by Bare Root: Yes
Propagated by Bulbs: No
Propagated by Container: Yes
Propagated by Corms: No
Propagated by Cuttings: No
Propagated by Seed: Yes
Propagated by Sod: No
Propagated by Sprigs: Yes
Propagated by Tubers: No
Seed per Pound: 800000
Seed Spread Rate: Slow
Seedling Vigor: Medium
Small Grain: No
Vegetative Spread Rate: Moderate

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