Annual saltmarsh aster

Family: Asteraceae
Scientific name: Symphyotrichum subulatum
Description: Plant Form: Annual or biennial herb. Size: Up to 1.8 m tall. Stem: Rigid, smooth, reddish, branching towards top. Leaves: Stem clasping, narrow lance-shaped, 1-15 cm long. With pointed tips and smooth edges. Flowers: Numerous daisy-like heads with white, pinkish or bluish petal-like florets surrounding a green central disk of florets. Fruit and Seeds: Dry, narrow, up to 2 mm long, with 4-5 ribs and with many prominent whitish parachuting hairs. Habitat: Drains, swamps, grasslands, urban bushland, riparian areas, waste land. Weed Status: Other Weed Weed Type: Environmental Lifeform: Herbaceous

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