[Asters: The Genus Symphyotrichum West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

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

Leafy bracts of Leafy Aster, Leafy Bract Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. foliaceum (Synonym: Aster foliaceus var. foliaceus) - Leafy Aster, Leafy Bract Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. foliaceum (Synonym: Aster foliaceus var. foliaceus)

Leafy Aster, Leafy Bract Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. foliaceum (Synonym: Aster foliaceus var. foliaceus) - Leafy Aster, Leafy Bract Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. foliaceum (Synonym: Aster foliaceus var. foliaceus)

Additional close-up views of leafybract aster as seen along the steep switchback trail up the south-facing slopes of Klahhane Ridge, Olympic National Park.........July 27, 2014. Note the solitary flower heads, fairly broad involucral bracts and stem leaves which clasp at the base, all characteristics of this variety leafy aster.

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) - 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) - 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)

What appears to be leafybract aster observed along the Pacific Crest Trail #2000 in meadows adjacent to Bee Camp Springs, Klamath National Forest.....July 14, 2020.
Paul Slichter