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Questions and Answers: 2014

Question: Taken roadside, woodlands, wetlands, Windham, NH. These are very tiny.

  • Question

    Taken roadside, woodlands, wetlands, Windham, NH. These are very tiny.

    Answer

    tracyd123, these capitula (flower heads) belong to Symphyotrichum lateriflorum (calico American-aster). This species has small capitula with short, white ray flowers and disk flowers with relatively long, recurved lobes. This is a common species that can tolerate shade.