Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (New York aster)

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Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (L.) G.L. Nesom

New York aster

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Asterales	Flowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies
Family	Asteraceae	The aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers
Genus	Symphyotrichum	From Greek symphysis, “borne together or growing together, coalescing,” and trichinos, “hair, a single hair”
Species	novi-belgii	“New York,” or more precisely, “New Belgium,” a region that once encompassed an area much larger than present-day New York

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New York aster is a North American native.

Identification: Plants are 7-39" (17-100 cm) high, occurring in colonies, with branching stems that are often reddish. Stems lack hairs near the bottom, but toward the top, small hairs, typically lying against the stem, occur in rows along the stem. Leaves are thick, unlobed, ovate to lanceolate, sessile (attached directly to stems) or clasping, ⅝-2" (1.7-6 cm) × ⅛-⅜" (6-11 mm). Leaves near the bottom are already drying out and falling by flowering time, while those higher on the stem remain, becoming smaller further up. Leaves sometimes have teeth. Flowers consist of a central disc with 28-68 tiny florets and 15-35 rays that are bluish to purple, rarely pink or white. The central disc is yellow, aging to reddish brown or purple. Flowers are about 1-1¼" (2.5-3.2 cm) in diameter, appearing from August to October. New York aster tends to be paler in color than New England aster.

See our aster comparison table here. Or check Arieh Tel's well-researched and informative aster comparison site.

Online References:

Www.nttlphoto.com

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

The Connecticut Botanical Society's Connecticut wildflowers site

The New England Wildflower Society’s GoBotany site

EFloras

9/16/2013 · Townsend Wildlife Management Area, Townsend, Massachusetts
≈ 7 × 6" (16 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain

9/16/2013 · Townsend Wildlife Management Area, Townsend, Massachusetts
≈ 4½ × 7" (12 × 18 cm) ID is uncertain

9/16/2016 · Sieur de Monts Botanical Gardens, Bar Harbor, Maine

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

9/16/2013 · Townsend Wildlife Management Area, Townsend, Massachusetts
≈ 4½ × 7" (11 × 16 cm) ID is uncertain

9/16/2013 · Townsend Wildlife Management Area, Townsend, Massachusetts
≈ 5 × 7" (13 × 17 cm) ID is uncertain

9/22/2013 · Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area, off route 119, Townsend, Massachusetts
≈ 6 × 9" (16 × 23 cm) ID is uncertain

9/22/2013 · Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area, off route 119, Townsend, Massachusetts
≈ 6 × 6" (16 × 14 cm) ID is uncertain

9/16/2013 · Townsend Wildlife Management Area, Townsend, Massachusetts
≈ 4½ × 7" (12 × 18 cm) ID is uncertain

9/22/2013 · Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area, off route 119, Townsend, Massachusetts
≈ 6 × 4½" (15 × 11 cm) ID is uncertain

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