1. By Ayaan Asthana
Forked Aster

2. Scientific Name: Aster Furcatus
Family Name: Asteraceae

3. To Plant or not to Plant… PLANT!
Beautiful
Endangered (good to analyze)
Adaptable
Forked Aster locations around the country.

4. The Beauty of Forked Aster
Height: 1 ½ -3 feet tall
Spread: 9 inches to a foot
White Petals
Yellow disc center
Dark Green leaves 5 inches
Resembles Daisy

5. Growing Conditions Blooms from July to October
Last flowering stage: late August-early September
Prefers sandy loam soil
But, also likes alkaline soils (alkaline: large quantity of clay)
Moderate to Heavy amounts of water

6. Here, there and even all the way over there.
Many different Environments
Sides of Railroad tracks
Sedge Meadows
Woodland Ponds
Fully Shaded Ravines (Oh my)

7. THANKS FOR LISTENING (Please vote for Forked Aster!)

8. Reference List (Pictures)
Schneider A. (2012). Threatened and Endangered Species Case Studies. Retrieved from: Illinois Department of Transportation
Prairie Moon Nursery. (2012). Prairie Moon Nursery.Retrieved From: Prairie Moon Nursery.

9. More Picture References
Piney Power. ( ). It’s All About the Pine Barrens. Retrieved From: Piney Power Brown, P. (1996). Critical Trends Assessment Phase 2. Retrieved From: Inventory of Resource Rich Areas in Illinois

10. Reference List (Actual Sources)
Aster Furcatus ( ). Retrieved from Chicago Botanic Garden: gobotanic.org/research/conservation/regional_floristics/aster.php
Morton Arboretum. (2012). Forked Aster. Lisle IL: Morton Arboretum.
Peterson R., Mckenny M. (1996). Wildflowers. New York, NY: Houghton, Mifflin.
Tietymeyer A. (9 September 2010). Aster Furcatus. Retrieved from National Center for Plant Conservation: CPCNum=338