{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}} {{Speciesbox |image = Boltonia latisquama.jpg |genus = Boltonia |species = asteroides |authority = (L.) L'Hér. 1789 not Michx. 1803 nor Sims 1825 |synonyms_ref = <ref name=tabby>[http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-128532 The Plant List, ''Boltonia asteroides'' (L.) L'Hér. ]</ref> |synonyms = *''Actartife angustifolia'' <small>Raf.</small> *''Actartife cuneifolia'' <small>Raf.</small> *''Matricaria asteroides'' <small>L.</small> *''Boltonia glastifolia'' <small>(Hill) L'Hér., syn of var. ''asteroides''</small> *''Boltonia latisquama'' <small>A.Gray, syn of var. ''latisquama ''</small> *''Boltonia occidentalis'' <small>(A.Gray) Howell, syn of var. ''recognita ''</small> *''Boltonia recognita'' <small>(Fernald & Griscom) G.N.Jones, syn of var. ''recognita ''</small> |}}
'''''Boltonia asteroides''''', the '''white doll's daisy''',<ref>{{PLANTS|id=BOAS|taxon=Boltonia asteroides|accessdate=10 January 2016}}</ref> '''false chamomile''',<ref name=BSBI07>{{BSBI 2007 |accessdate=2014-10-17 }}</ref> or '''false aster''', is a species of plant native to the United States and Canada. It is found primarily in the Mississippi Valley and Great Plains from Saskatchewan south to Texas and Florida, with isolated populations in the eastern United States. Reports of the species in New England, New York, and the Pacific Northwest appear to be introductions.<ref>[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Boltonia%20asteroides.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map]</ref>
''Boltonia asteroides'' is a robust, 16″ to 78″ tall (40{{Spaces}}cm to 198{{Spaces}}cm), perennial. It spreads by stolons (horizontal stems running along the surface of the ground). It has many daisy-like flower heads with white or lavender ray florets and yellow disc florets.<ref name="tawwe">{{Cite web |title=Boltonia asteroides in Flora of North America @ efloras.org |url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242416182 |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=www.efloras.org}}</ref>
The species is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental plant because of its attractive flowers.<ref>{{cite book|title=Gardening with Native Wild Flowers |year=1997|publisher=Timber Press|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=tHC8FFR_LsQC&q=%22Boltonia+asteroides%22&pg=RA149-PA81|isbn=0-88192-381-8}}</ref><ref>Alfred Pink [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11892 Gardening for the Million.]</ref>
;Varieties<ref name=tabby/><ref name=tawwe/> * ''Boltonia asteroides'' var. ''asteroides'' - coastal regions * ''Boltonia asteroides'' var. ''latisquama'' <small>(A.Gray) Cronquist</small> - Great Plains, Mississippi Valley * ''Boltonia asteroides'' var. ''recognita'' <small>(Fernald & Griscom) Cronquist</small> - Great Plains, Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley, Canadian Prairie Provinces; introduced in New England + Pacific Northwest
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Commons category-inline}} * {{Wikispecies-inline}} * [http://www.usi.edu/science/biology/twinswamps/Boltonia_asteroides.htm ''Boltonia asteroides''] University of Southern Indiana
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Category:Astereae Category:Flora of Northern America Category:Plants described in 1767 Category:Garden plants
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