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Questions and Answers: 2022

Question: Hello, another aster (RE: help with aster IDs from Providence County, RI) Thanks. I believe this one may be Symphyotrichum …

  • Question

    Hello, another aster (RE: help with aster IDs from Providence County, RI) Thanks. I believe this one may be Symphyotrichum undulatum (wavy-leaf aster

    Answer

    Dear sldz22, good afternoon again. Yes, this looks like Symphyotrichum undulatum, a species with broad leaf blades at the base that become narrower upward, but with the broadly winged petioles and conspicuous clasping bases. Best wishes.