Question: What do you suppose these two "asters" are? They're similar in size: one white, one lavender. The leaves are more …
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What do you suppose these two "asters" are? They're similar in size: one white, one lavender. The leaves are more narrow on the white one. The leaves on the lavender one are wider and denser. I found these in Pawling, NY, Dutchess County - just over the border from Sherman, Connecticut. They're growing in more or less open areas, almost side by side.
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Dear Jbrine1, I can't confidently identify the members of the genus Symphyotrichum (American-aster) without the lower leaves. The one on the left (white ray flowers) appears to be Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (lance-leaved American-aster) and the one on the right (purple ray flowers) may be Symphyotrichum leave (smooth American-aster), but I cannot tell for sure. If you can share with me an image of the lower leaves, I would be able to assist with more confidence.
