Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. foliaceum (Lindl. ex DC.) G.L. Nesom
Asteraceae
Williams, Charles F. (2012-12-13)
Colorado Flora 4th ed., USDA-Plants
Williams, Charles F.
882
2012-08-19
United States, Colorado, Gunnison, Gothic, Gunnison National Forest. Trail from Paradise Divide to Yule Pass.
38.9908 -107.065 +-100m. WGS84
38.9908° -107.065° – 39.0003° -107.098° [path] [WGS84] ± 100 m.
3475-3536 meters
Elev.: 11400-11600 ft./ 3475-3536 m.
Trailside. Mostly bare gravel and scree with some wet seeps.
Very common. Plants short, <30cm. Growing in clumps up to 0.5m in diameter. Heads large. Rays lavender, long, ~2mm wide. Outer phyllaries green, leafy, obtuse-rounded. Inner phyllaries more scarious, purple-tipped.