Symphyotrichum parviceps

A usually short-lived herbaceous perennial plant, it may reach 30 to 100 centimeters (1 to 3+1⁄4 feet) in height.

A usually short-lived herbaceous perennial plant, Symphyotrichum parviceps may reach 30 to 100 centimeters (1 to 3+1⁄4 feet) in height.

[3] S. parviceps is native to Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma in the United States.

It is found at elevations between 200 and 400 meters (700 and 1,300 feet) in open, dry areas with sandy and loamy soils.

[2] As of February 2023[update], NatureServe listed S. parviceps as Apparently Secure (G4) globally and Vulnerable (S3) in Illinois and Missouri.

Botanical illustration of Aster parviceps from Britton and Brown (1913) An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions
Herbarium specimen of Aster parviceps collected 18 September 1914 by John Davis at Hannibal, Missouri . It is stored at the New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium.