Leafy Aster, Leafybract Aster, Parry's Aster
Symphyotrichum
foliaceum var. parryi
Synonyms: Aster ascendens var. parryi, Aster diabolicus, Aster foliaceus var. canbyi, Aster foliaceus var. frondeus, Aster foliaceus var. parryi, Aster foliaceus var. subpetiolatus, Aster frondeus
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Leafybract aster observed atop Lookout Mountain, Badger Creek Wilderness......July 30, 2021. There is a possibility that these are variety apricum.
The photo above shows a close-up of the flower head of leafy
aster as seen in meadows along Laurel Road in Conboy Lake NWR.........August 11, 2008.
The photo above shows a close-up of the involucre and flower head of leafy
aster as seen in meadows along Laurel Road in Conboy Lake NWR..........August 11, 2008.
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The 2 photos above show close-ups of the involucral bracts and stem leaf of leafy
aster as seen in meadows along Laurel Road in Conboy Lake NWR.........August 11, 2008.
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Leafy aster as seen along the Pacific Crest Trail #2000 between Chinook Pass and Crystal Lake, Wenatche National Forest.........August 25, 2014.
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Leafy aster as seen in a meadow on the east side of the Pacific Crest Trail #2000 between Deer and Sand Lakes, north of White Pass, Wenatchee National Forest...........August 27, 2014.
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Parry's aster as seen in meadows atop Scott Mountain, Mount Washington Wilderness........September 16, 2016.
The photo above shows a close-up of the involucre and flower head of leafy
aster as seen in meadows along the lower sections of the Island Springs Trail
on Mt. Adams...........September 5, 2004. Note the spreading, narrow,
leafy bracts.
The photo above shows the inflorescence of leafy aster as
seen in meadows along the lower sections of the Island Springs Trail on Mt.
Adams.........September 5, 2004.
The photo above shows a close-up of a stem leaf of leafy aster
as seen in meadows along the lower sections of the Island Springs Trail on Mt.
Adams.........September 5, 2004.
The photo above shows the middle and upper stems of leafy aster as seen in
meadows along the lower sections of the Island Springs Trail on Mt. Adams.........September
5, 2004.
Lower stem leaf of leafy aster. Hell Roaring Meadows, Mt. Adams........September
8, 2001.
Upper stem leaf of leafy aster. Hell Roaring Meadows, Mt. Adams.......September
8, 2001. Note the clasping base to the leaf where it attaches to the stem.
Involucre of leafy aster, showing the narrow bracts. Hell Roaring
Meadows, Mt. Adams.........September 8, 2001.
Flower head of leafy aster. Hell Roaring Meadows, Mt. Adams.........September
8, 2001.
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The 4 photos above show close-up views of leafy aster. Click each photo to see an enlarged version.
Parry's aster blooming in a wet meadow along Forest Service Road 23 at Baby Shoe Pass , northwest slopes of Mt. Adams........August 27, 2012.
Paul Slichter