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Symphyotrichum drummondii - (image 1 of 4)

Taxonomy

Family: Asteraceae

Habitat

Open woods and clearings.

Associates

Distribution

Southern Ontario to MN, south to western KY, MS, LA, KS, and TX.

Morphology

Herbaceous perennial; stems usually densely hairy above the middle with minute, stiffly spreading hairs; leaves firm, shallowly toothed, scabrous above and densely pubescent beneath; lowest leaves cordate, ovate or lance-ovate, acuminate, long-petiolate, the upper leaves less codate and with shorter, broad-winged petioles; inflorescence paniculiform, with spreading or ascending, bracteate branches; heads numerous, on peduncles usually under 1 cm; involucral bracts strongly acute to acuminate, the green tips tending to be elongate-rhombic, not noticeably anthocyanic; rays 10-20, commonly blue, 5-10 mm.

Notes

Flowers  August to October

Wetland Indicator: NA

This species differs from S. cordifolium by its densely pubescent stems, evenly pubescent lower leaf surfaces, more shallowly toothed leaf margins, and winged petioles of the middle cauline leaves. Photographed in northeastern IL.

References

Gleason, Henry A. and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. Second Ed.

The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, NY

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