Riddle Elementary School Arboretum - Project RESCUE Prairie Plots ~ est. 2007 ~ Aster laevis ~ Smooth Aster

Project RESCUE Arboretum

Riddle Elementary Students Continually Upgrading the Environment

Riddle Elementary School; Mattoon, IL 61938 – Telephone (217) 348-3800

Riddle Elementary School Arboretum

THE PRAIRIE PLOTS

Aster laevis


Plant Height:	≤ 1’ 2’ 3’ 4’ 5’ 6’ 7’ ≥ 8’

Habit"	tree	vine	shrub
	herbaceous	perennial

Soil Moisture:	dry	medium	wet

Habitat:	prairie	savanna	wetland	woodland

Sun:	full	partial	shade

Bloom Time:	April	May	June	July
	August	September	October

Bloom Color:	red	orange	yellow	green	blue
	lavender	purple	pink	white

Smooth Aster

Shaded counties represent natural distribution

Coons/Coutant/Jernegan

www.eiu.edu/~n_plants

The images and information above were provided with this project.
The project was developed by Janice M. Coons, Ph. D. and Nancy E. Coutant, both from the Department of Biological Sciences at Eastern Illinois University.

All of our plant species were originally found in Illinois prairies. More information about our plants can be obtained by visiting the website that was developed for this project. The leaf will link you to that website.

Spring ~ 2007
Return at a later date to watch as our prairie grows...