Aster novae-angliae

 

 

  
State Status * CT MA RI VT NH ME
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Ecology: Fields and roadsides, often damp
Blooming Period: Mid-August through October
Typical Height Range: 3 to 5 ft.   (9 to 15 dm)
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 What to look for in the field: 
  The capitulescence, which may be either corymb-shaped or panicle-shaped, tends to be more or less compact, limited to the upper 1/4 of the stem.  Branches are short to medium-length and densely pubescent.
  Stems are stout, densely pubescent and rough, mostly straight, but occasionally bent at the nodes in the capitulescence.
  Basal leaves are soon deciduous.  Lower and mid-stem leaves are also often deciduous at flowering.  Leaves are lanceolate, untoothed, and crowded on stems, with strongly and conspicuously clasping bases.
  Heads are large, 3.4 to 4.3 cm wide, quite showy, with purple or magenta rays (rarely pale blue-violet or white).   Involucres are broadly vase-shaped.  Phyllaries are long, spreading to recurved and long-pointed.  They are also densely glandular.  View image of involucre and phyllaries.
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* State status data obtained from the NatureServe website and from published state natural heritage data.  Click link for a list of state status codes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

10/29/2009