Hairy Aster: Aster pilosus: Asteraceae
Hairy Aster © RSWacha, 1998
Description:
Flowering heads are rather small, and display about 20 white ray flowers that surround a central cluster of yellow disk flowers. Involucral bracts are small and lance-shaped. Leaves are narrowly lance-shaped, and arranged individually on the stem. However, individual leaves may cluster together, forming groups along the stem. Leaf margins have hairs, but are smooth and lack teeth. Stems are hairy and highly branched, with each branch having several flowering heads. Occurs in roadsides and fields during September and October. Native to N. A.