Aster divaricatus
Common Name: white wood aster,
Scientific Name: Aster divaricatus (Nutt.) Torrey & A. Gray
Family Name: Asteraceae (Compositae) - Aster or Sunflower Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle:
native perennial, reproducing by seed and rhizomes
Stems:
upright, smooth, often zig-zag 
Leaves:
lower ovate, sharply serrated, heart-shaped base on long petioles; upper small, lanceolate, nearly entire on shorter petioles 
Flowers:
heads of 6 to 12 white ray (ligulate) florets surrounding yellow (often turn reddish purple) disk (tubulate) florets; flat-topped clusters 
