Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) Nesom var. pilosum
September 21,
Myles Standish State Forest, Carver
September 21,
Myles Standish State Forest, Carver white oldfield aster, hairy aster, awl aster
Numerous reduced spine-tipped awl-shaped (subulate) leaves
can be glabrous or more or less hairy; phyllaries are always glabrous.