douglas’ aster

Symphyotrichum subspicatum

Member of foliaceous asters (section Occidentales)
common american asters (subgenus Symphyotrichum)
american asters (genus Symphyotrichum)
white daisies
sunflower family (family Asteraceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

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• stem ± hairy distally
• outer phyllaries pale-margined > ½ length, length generally ≥ 3 × width, ± acute
• disk flowers: yellow
• ray flowers: 8–16 mm, violet
• very rare

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Chris’s observations: none

Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora