Heath aster is a native wildflower that typically occurs in open rocky woods, prairies and along roads and railroads. A bushy, somewhat compact plant with many-branched stems that bear a profusion of small, daisy-like flowers (1/2" across) in late summer to early fall. Ray flowers are usually white, but infrequently blue or pink and center disks are yellow. Distinctive leaves (to three inches long) are narrow (1/4" wide), rigid, linear and heath-like, giving the plant its common name.