Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L.Nesom var. patens
clasping aster, skydrops, skydrop aster
clasping aster, skydrops, skydrop aster
September 12,
Prospect Hill Park, Waltham
Peduncles bracted (covered with reduced leaves), bracts grading into involucral bracts. Stems more or less densely hairy (hirsute and/or puberulent).