Tall Flat-top Aster

Doellingeria umbellata

Native to Kentucky (estimated)

Photographs are not available yet.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

14CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Doellingeria

Allagrapha aereaUnspotted Looper Moth
Chlosyne nycteisSilvery Checkerspot
Cucullia convexipennisBrown Hooded Owlet, Calico Paint
Cucullia floreaGray Hooded Owlet
Diachrysia aereoidesDark-Spotted Looper Moth
Eupsilia deviaLost Sallow
Gnorimoschema gallaeasterellaGoldenrod Gall Moth
Melanchra assimilisBlack Arches
Papaipema impecuniosaAster Borer
Phyciodes tharosPearl Crescent, Crescentspot

Show all 14

Spiramater lutraDarling Mamestra, Splashed Arches, Otter Spiramater, Otter Arches
Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar Moth
Carmenta corni
Coleophora subapicis

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

54BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Aster

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0

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

Show all 25

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

Flower color · “Purple or white” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Hardiness · “Zones 3a–9b” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Height · “2–7 feet” · Minnesota Wildflowers
Life cycle · “Perennial” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Light · “Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial shade (direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil · “Moist; Occasionally wet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil pH · “Acidic to neutral” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox

Also known as

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

Conservation status

Kentucky rank	S4S5
Global rank	G5
KY status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

In your garden

Will it fit your spot?

Check this plant against your county, sun and soil moisture. Conditions are checked in your browser.

Choose a county to begin.

How to check your spot

Sources