Question: I'm not sure how to go about the aster-like plants. Here is one around Joppa Flats that pops up in …
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Question
I'm not sure how to go about the aster-like plants. Here is one around Joppa Flats that pops up in meadows . It looks like S. lanceolatum. Am I on the right track?
Answer
Dear chaffeemonell, you've photographed Symphyotrichum ericoides (heath American-aster). Notice the squarrose (i.e., outcurved) and spine-tipped involucral bracts in the photo you took (excellent photograph, by the way). These distinguish this species from other American-asters.
