This plant is a member of the Aster family, it grows in brush around scotch, lo-lobby, and long leaf pine. Sometimes the soil isn't really rich but it flourishes throughout the woody areas. I have picked it all my life and just realized it was an Aster.
The flowers can be dried sometimes, but when they do, they create something similar to a fluffy seeded pod thing. The stems are woody and strong. Parasites do love eating the leaves of this plant because of a licorice tasting leaf.
The flower grows from the Gulf Coast as far as Long Island New York. When I researched the plant, I was surprised at how many places it grew. If you look on http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CHMA14 and have more knowledge than I do about plants. This one looks to be a hearty grower that withstands drought and heat from late summer to early fall.
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