Honey bees
Nectar value
High
Pollen value
High
Pollinator plant
Sea Aster
Aster tripolium
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
Solitary wild bees
Nectar value
High
Pollen value
High
Agroforestry database
Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Herbaceous
- Size
- Small
- Dimensions
- 0.90 m high × 0.00 m wide
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 5-9
- Moisture
- Moist
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy, Clay
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Leaves
- Edibility
- 2 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 1 out of 5
Leaves and stems - The leaves are somewhat fleshy and are used for pickling cucumbers or can be cooked. They have a sweet flavor. The stem contains about 8.4% ash, while the leaves contain 9% ash, primarily in the form of sodium chloride.