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Daisy with Narrow Petals - Aster

              

Asteraceae (Compositae) - Sunflower family
Babywhite Aster (Rose Heath, Baby Aster) Chaetopappa ericoides (Leucelene ericoides)
Flower about 1/2" wide. Stems are covered in short thin leaves. Plant grows about 7" tall in tight bunches.
Leaf photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, April 2005
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Callahan, Brown, Coke, Nolan)

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Arkansas Leastdaisy Chaetopappa asteroides
Tiny white flower with tiny yellow disk at top of branching "stick". Very long narrow flower base. Heat curls ray petals under. Small plant with single flower and scale-like stem leaves.
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Callahan, Brown)

        

Asteraceae (Compositae) - Sunflower family
Annual Aster (Eastern Annual Saltmarsh Aster, Baby's Breath Aster) Symphyotrichum subulatum (Aster subulatus)
This plant's Genus name has changed from the one mentioned in most guide books.
White flower is tented with purple, 1/4" to 1/2" wide, long base. Slender green stems can be upright or sprawling to several feet. Old growth is woody and survives lawn mowing. Leaves are blade-like and vary greatly in length.
Leaf photos taken in Taylor County, September-October 2004, October 2005
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Jones, Coleman, Brown, Coke, Nolan)

     

Asteraceae (Compositae) - Sunflower family
Side-flower Aster (Calico Aster) Symphyotrichum lateriflorus (Aster lateriflorus)
This plant's Genus name has changed from the one mentioned in most guide books.
Clustered white aster with large center. Ray petals can be pink. Lanceolate leaves up to 6" long. Grows 2-3 feet tall. Blooms September-October.
Leaf photos taken in Van Zandt County, Texas, November 2006
(Native of east Texas)

                          

Asteraceae (Compositae) - Sunflower family
Heath Aster (White Heath Aster) Symphyotrichum ericoides (Aster ericoides)
This plant's Genus name has changed from the one mentioned in most guide books.
Flower is 1/2" wide, white or pink (not mixed). Blunt bracts stand out along the peduncle (flower stem). It grows in mounding colonies that reach 3 feet tall. Leaves are small. This plant will put on flowers even in a drought. Attracts butterflies and other insects.
Leaf photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, September 2004, October 2006
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Callahan, Coleman, Brown, Coke, Nolan)

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Panicle Aster Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (Aster lanceolatus, Aster simplex)
White flower, in clumps. Large lanceolate leaves.
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Brown)

Willowleaf Aster Symphyotrichum praealtum (Aster praealtum)
Purple flower, in clumps. Large lanceolate leaves.
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Coleman, Brown, Coke)