Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) Nesom var. patens
October 2,
Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Boston
October 2,
Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Boston clasping aster, skydrops, skydrop aster
Stems and leaves of clasping aster are shortly hairy (puberulent),
sand-papery at touch (scabrous).