Quercus

Tall Flat-top Aster

Doellingeria umbellata

Native to Georgia (estimated)

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

8CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA

Genus host records with ranges including GA · Doellingeria

  • Allagrapha aereaUnspotted Looper Moth
  • Chlosyne nycteisSilvery Checkerspot
  • Cucullia convexipennisBrown Hooded Owlet, Calico Paint
  • Eupsilia deviaLost Sallow
  • Papaipema impecuniosaAster Borer
  • Phyciodes tharosPearl Crescent, Crescentspot
  • Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar Moth
  • Carmenta corni
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
54BeesSoutheastern regional records
25Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Aster

  • Andrena asteris
  • Andrena braccata
  • Andrena chromotricha
  • Andrena fulvipennis
  • Andrena hirticincta
  • Andrena nubecula
  • Andrena placata
  • Andrena simplex
  • Ashmeadiella bucconis
  • Colletes americanus
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  • Colletes compactus
  • Colletes speculiferus
  • Dianthidium curvatum
  • Melissodes denticulatus
  • Melissodes dentiventris
  • Melissodes druriellus
  • Melissodes illatus
  • Melissodes niveus
  • Melissodes subillatus
  • Melissodes trinodis
  • Melissodes wheeleri
  • Paranthidium jugatorium
  • Perdita octomaculata
  • Protandrena citripes
  • Protandrena compositarum
Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
3BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Aster

  • Alectoris chukarChukar
  • Bonasa umbellusRuffed Grouse
  • Centrocercus urophasianusGreater Sage-Grouse
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Asteraceae
Hardiness
Zones 3a–9b
Soil pH
Acidic to neutral
Flower color
Purple or white

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Aster umbellatus; Aster umbellatus var. umbellatus; Tall Flat Top Aster; Tall Flat top Aster; aster

Conservation status

Georgia rankNot available
Global rankG5
GA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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