Nearctica - Eastern Wildflowers - Asteraceae - Salt-Marsh Aster (Symphyotrichum tenuifolium)

Perennial Salt-Marsh Aster

(Symphyotrichum tenuifolium)

Line Drawing: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Second Edition.

Symphyotrichum subulatum

The Perennial Salt-Marsh Aster might be confused with Annual Salt Marsh Aster. Hower the ray florets of the Annual Salt-Marsh Aster are extremely short and inconspicuous compared to the Perennial Salt-Marsh Aster.

Perennial Salt-Marsh Aster (Symphyotrichum tenuifolium)

Identification: Flowers with ray florets white or lavender. Leaves sparse, extremely slender, and fleshy. Central stem not straight and commonly not single. Plant 1 to 2 feet in height.

Distribution: Found along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts.

Habitat: Salt marshes.

Flowering Period: September to October.

Perennial Salt-Marsh Aster
(Symphyotrichum tenuifolium)

Similar species:

Annual Salt Marsh Aster (Symphyotrichum subulatum)

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