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Questions and Answers: 2019

Question: Could you please identify this aster. Its common on a site in Northbridge, MA. Height ranges to about 4 ft. …

  • Question

    Could you please identify this aster. Its common on a site in Northbridge, MA. Height ranges to about 4 ft. Thank you.

    Answer

    Dear JMP, you look to have photographed Symphyotrichum pilosum (awl American-aster), a species with very narrow, involute-tipped involucral bracts. It usually has white rays and occurs most often in open habitats.