Status: Native
Synonyms:
Aster caerulescens A.P. de Candolle var. wootonii (Greene) Wiegand
Aster hesperius Gray var. hesperius
Aster hesperius Gray var. laetivirens (Greene) Cronquest
Aster hesperius Gray var. wootonii Greene
Aster wootonii Greene
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. hesperium grows densely along streambeds with stems that have few branches. The rays are blue to purple and the disc is yellow. The leaves are long, wide and entire. The phyllaries and peduncles are pubescent, but not stipitate glandular or reflexed as they are in Dieteria.
Please click on an image for a larger file.
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. hesperium, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Oct. 7, 2008
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. hesperium, yellow butterfly, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Oct. 7, 2008
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. hesperium, closeup, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Oct. 7, 2008
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. hesperium, orange butterfly, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Oct. 7, 2008
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. hesperium, leaves, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Oct. 7, 2008
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. hesperium, pappus of capillary bristles, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Oct. 7, 2008
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. hesperium, flower heads/phyllaries, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Oct. 7, 2008
Back to the Index