Status: Native
Synonyms:
Aster ericoides Linnaeus
Aster hebecladus A.P. de Candolle
Aster multiflorus Aiton
Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides is a middle to upper elevation roadside herb with a rather woody base. It is a perennial with large numbers of flower heads with white rays and a yellow disc. The flower heads are arrayed in a terminal raceme and in leaf axils. The involucre is about 5mm high.
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Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides, photo Russ Kleinman, NM 15 just north of Copperas Vista, Sept. 27, 2008
Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides, closeup of raceme, photo Russ Kleinman, NM 15 just north of Copperas Vista, Sept. 27, 2008
Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides, micro of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, NM 15 just north of Copperas Vista, Sept. 27, 2008
Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides, micro of phyllaries, photo Russ Kleinman, NM 15 just north of Copperas Vista, Sept. 27, 2008
Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides, photo Russ Kleinman, NM 15 just north of Copperas Vista, Sept. 27, 2008
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