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Questions and Answers: 2014

Question: I believe the plant I asked about is white aster, Symphyotrichum ericoides. The flowers helped to identify it. Thanks anyways!

  • Question

    I believe the plant I asked about is white aster, Symphyotrichum ericoides. The flowers helped to identify it. Thanks anyways!

    Answer

    Dear nchurch333, your plant (in flower) certainly looks like Symphyotrichum ericoides. The spine-tipped involucral bracts are a good morphological character for this species. Best wishes.