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

New York aster

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassAsteridaeA large class that encompasses asters
OrderAsteralesFlowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies
FamilyAsteraceaeThe aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers
GenusSymphyotrichumFrom Greek symphysis, “borne together or growing together, coalescing,” and trichinos, “hair, a single hair”
Speciesnovi-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

Gobotany.newenglandwild.org

EFloras

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (New York aster)

9/16/2013 · Townsend Wildlife Management Area, Townsend, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (New York aster)

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

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (New York aster)

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

 

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

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Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (New York aster)

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

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (New York aster)

9/16/2013 · Townsend Wildlife Management Area, Townsend, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 5 × 8″ (13 × 19 cm) ID is uncertain

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (New York aster)

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

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (New York aster)

9/22/2013 · Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area, off route 119, Townsend, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 8 × 6″ (20 × 14 cm) ID is uncertain

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (New York aster)

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

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (New York aster)

9/22/2013 · Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area, off route 119, Townsend, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm) ID is uncertain

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