Symphyotrichum laeve Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve
Smooth Blue Aster, Smooth Blue American-aster
Smooth blue asters are North American natives. Identification: Plants are 20-39" (50-100 cm) in height. Stems are waxy and smooth, green with a whitish covering, sometimes purple. Leaves are smooth, bluish in color, thick and firm, usually toothless, usually hairless, and clasping. Flowers are bluish to purple (rarely white), ¾-1¼" (1.9-3.2 cm) across, appearing from August to October. Central disc flowers are yellow, aging to purple. There are 13-23 (rarely up to 11-34) rays on each flower. The appear in loose panicles. Online References:
Symphyotrichum laeve on Ontario Wildflowers Symphyotrichum laeve on the New England Wildflower Society’s GoBotany site Symphyotrichum laeve at Minnesota Wildflowers Symphyotrichum laeve on the Connecticut Botanical Society's Connecticut wildflowers site Symphyotrichum laeve at the Missouri Botanical Garden Symphyotrichum laeve at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Symphyotrichum laeve on the USDA Forest Service's Fire Effects Information Database Symphyotrichum laeve on eFloras References:
Clemants, Steven; Gracie, Carol, Wildflowers in the Field and Forest, Oxford University Press, 2006, p. 20 Symphyotrichum laeve description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 12 Oct 2018. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
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