White Doll's-daisy

Boltonia asteroides

Native to South Carolina (estimated)

Boltonia asteroides — flower photograph — (c) Eric Baratta, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0 · Original photograph · iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

0CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

10BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Boltonia

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

4Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Boltonia

Andrena chromotricha
Melissodes boltoniae
Melissodes dentiventris
Perdita ignota

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

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Beetles 2

Diabrotica 12-punctata
Diabrotica longicornis

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Flies 35

Anthrax fulvohirta
Archytas analis
Baccha clavata
Calythea albicincta
Cistogaster occidua
Ennyomma globosa
Epigrimyia floridensis
Eristalis latifrons
Graphomyia americana
Gymnosoma fuliginosa

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Limnophora narona
Lucilia sericata
Paradidyma singularis
Peleteria robusta
Phorantha humeralis
Phorantha magna
Phorantha purpurascens
Robertsonomyia palpalis
Sarcophaga hunteri
Sarcophaga sinuata
Scepsis fulvicollis
Senotainia trilineata
Sepsis violacea
Siphoplagia anomala
Spallanzania hesperidarum
Sphaerophoria cylindrica
Spilomyia 4-fasciata
Spilomyia longicornis
Stomoxys calcitrans
Syrphus americanus
Systoechus vulgaris
Systropus macer
Trypeta humilis
Zodion fulvifrons
Zodion nanellum

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Adult butterflies / moths 11

Ancyloxypha numitor
Anosia plexippus
Heliothis armiger
Heodes hypophlaeas
Hesperia montivaga
Hylephila phylaeus
Limochores taumas
Phyciodes tharos
Pontia protodice
Vanessa cardui

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Vanessa huntera

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Other wasps 7

Astatus unicolor
Bembix spinolae
Cerceris fulvipes
Leionotus clypeatus
Polistes variatus
Priononyx thomae
Sphex nigricans

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Other insects 1

Lygus pratensis

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

No records yet · Ants

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Asteraceae
Hardiness: Zones 3a–10b
Soil pH: Neutral
Flower color: Yellow, pink, purple or white
Growth rate: Rapid
Growth habit: Single crown
Foliage color: Green
Fruit begins: Summer
Fruit ends: Fall

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

Growing sources and scope

Bloom · “August to October” · Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide · Nursery cultural guide; height in flower; moisture categories retained as printed
Flower color · “Yellow, pink, purple or white” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Foliage color · “Green” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Fruit begins · “Summer” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Fruit ends · “Fall” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Growth habit · “Single crown” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Growth rate · “Rapid” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Hardiness · “Zones 3a–10b” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Height · “3–5 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
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” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil pH · “Neutral” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Spread · “2–3 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox

Also known as

White Doll's daisy; White Dolls Daisy

Conservation status

South Carolina rank	Not available
Global rank	G5
SC status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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