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Questions and Answers: 2022

Question: Hello, another aster (re: help with aster IDs from Providence County, RI) Thanks!

  • Question

    Hello, another aster (re: help with aster IDs from Providence County, RI) Thanks!

    Answer

    Dear sldz22, based on the rays and leaf blades (note the clasping bases) you appear to have another variation of Symphyotrichum novi-belgii. This species is variable and the involucral bracts, while often largely green and foliaceous can be narrow, appressed, and green only at the apex. Best wishes.