Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L.Nesom var. patens
clasping aster, skydrops, skydrop aster
clasping aster, skydrops, skydrop aster
September 19,
Middlesex Fells Reservation, Medford
Occasionally leaves auriculate-amplexicaul, that is, constricted closer to base, then broadened, embracing stem below the constriction (proximally).