September 15th, 2012. While I was standing in
the ditch photographing the Agilinis tenuifolia, I photographed an aster that
growing beside it. I’m not an expert at
identifying asters but I’ve decided to ‘bite off’ a couple at a time and see if
I can master them. So here goes…
The flower
Close up of the center. Just because!
The flower
in profile
The wavy
leaves that give this aster its name.
Symphyotrichum
undulatum (Wavyleaf Aster, Wavy-leaf Aster) is native to
the United States where it’s found in states east of a line from Illinois to
Kentucky, Arkansas and Louisiana. In Georgia, it’s been documented in many
counties but more frequently in counties in north Georgia.
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image to view a larger image
Identification
resources:
Natural and
Naturalized Plants of the Carolinas and Georgia: Symphyotrichum undulatum (Wavy-leaf Aster)
J Pippen,
Duke University: Wavyleaf Aster (Symphyotrichum undulatum)
Distribution:
United
States Department of Agriculture Plants Database: Symphyotrichum undulatum (Wavyleaf Aster)
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