siskiyou aster

Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. hesperium

Member of panicled aster (Symphyotrichum lanceolatum)
bushy asters (subsection Dumosi)
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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• outer phyllaries pale-margined < ½ length, length generally < 3 × width
• stem ± hairy in lines
• inflorescence bracts well developed
• ray flowers: 6–12 mm, ± white to violet
• rare

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Chris’s observations: none

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora