{"id":5442,"date":"2012-04-05T10:27:41","date_gmt":"2012-04-05T14:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/?page_id=5442"},"modified":"2024-02-06T08:22:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T13:22:29","slug":"flat-topped-white-aster","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/weed-images\/herbaceous-broadleaf-weeds\/white-flowers\/flat-topped-white-aster\/","title":{"rendered":"Flat-topped white aster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Prepared by Jennifer L. D&#8217;Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated February 2018.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scientific name:<\/strong> <em>Doellingeria umbellata <\/em>var<em> umbellata<\/em> (P. Mill.) Nees; old <em>Aster umbellatus <\/em>P. Mill<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Common name(s):<\/strong> flat-topped white aster, flat-top white aster, parasol whitetop, tall white-aster<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/plants.usda.gov\/home\/plantProfile?symbol=DOUMU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USDA PLANTS Profile<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildflower.org\/plants\/result.php?id_plant=DOUMU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPIN Profile<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org\/species\/doellingeria\/umbellata\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Go Botany<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Images:<\/strong> (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image, then right click and choose &#8220;view image&#8221;)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 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srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2013\/07\/Doellingeria-umbellata-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2013\/07\/Doellingeria-umbellata-1-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8921'>\n\t\t\t\tin flower, mid-August\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2013\/07\/Doellingeria-umbellata-4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2013\/07\/Doellingeria-umbellata-4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Doellingeria umbellata var umbellata stem\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2013\/07\/Doellingeria-umbellata-var-umbellata-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2013\/07\/Doellingeria-umbellata-var-umbellata-4-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8918'>\n\t\t\t\ttop of leaves\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2013\/07\/Doellingeria-umbellata-var-umbellata-5.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2013\/07\/Doellingeria-umbellata-var-umbellata-5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Doellingeria umbellata var umbellata underside of leaves\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2013\/07\/Doellingeria-umbellata-var-umbellata-5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2013\/07\/Doellingeria-umbellata-var-umbellata-5-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8919'>\n\t\t\t\tunderside of leaves\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2013\/07\/Doellingeria-umbellata-var-umbellata-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2013\/07\/Doellingeria-umbellata-var-umbellata-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Doellingeria umbellata var umbellata flower arrangement\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2013\/07\/Doellingeria-umbellata-var-umbellata-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2013\/07\/Doellingeria-umbellata-var-umbellata-1-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8917'>\n\t\t\t\tflower arrangement\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2013\/07\/Doellingeria-umbellata-var-umbellata-6.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2013\/07\/Doellingeria-umbellata-var-umbellata-6-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Doellingeria umbellata var umbellata yellow flower disks\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2013\/07\/Doellingeria-umbellata-var-umbellata-6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2013\/07\/Doellingeria-umbellata-var-umbellata-6-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8920'>\n\t\t\t\tflower disks are yellow when young\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2013\/07\/Doellingeria-umbellata-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2013\/07\/Doellingeria-umbellata-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Doellingeria umbellata var umbellata old flower disks are gray\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2013\/07\/Doellingeria-umbellata-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2013\/07\/Doellingeria-umbellata-3-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8922'>\n\t\t\t\tflower disks fade to gray with age\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/01\/Doellingeria-umbellata-002-opt.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/01\/Doellingeria-umbellata-002-opt-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Doellingeria umbellata late August in blueberry field\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/01\/Doellingeria-umbellata-002-opt-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/01\/Doellingeria-umbellata-002-opt-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15817'>\n\t\t\t\tin pruned field, late August\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Description:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; perennial<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; generally flowers late July-September in ME<\/p>\n<p>-height<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2-7 feet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; although absent in ME, elsewhere in New England may be confused with two rare species, <em>D. infirma<\/em> and <em>Oligoneuron album<\/em>; see left sidebar of <a href=\"https:\/\/gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org\/species\/doellingeria\/umbellata\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Go Botany<\/a> webpage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Habitat:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-roadsides<\/p>\n<p>-fields<\/p>\n<p>-wetlands<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>marshes<\/li>\n<li>swamps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source(s):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heinrich, B. 1976. Flowering phenologies: Bog, woodland, and disturbed habitats. <em>Ecology<\/em>. 57(5):890-899.<\/p>\n<p>Nelson, Andrew, et al. \u201cDoellingeria Umbellata Var. Umbellata.\u201d <i>Doellingeria Umbellata Var. Umbellata &#8211; Species Page &#8211; NYFA: New York Flora Atlas<\/i>, New York Flora Association, USF Water Institute. University of South Florida, 2020, newyork.plantatlas.usf.edu\/Plant.aspx?id=424.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prepared by Jennifer L. D&#8217;Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated February 2018. Scientific name: Doellingeria umbellata var umbellata (P. Mill.) Nees; old Aster umbellatus P. Mill. 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