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Symphyotrichum_laeve1_2024-09-20 SW Michigan USA Another Aster. The top flower is about 15mm diameter. These grow wild around here.<br /> <br /> A closeup of the center of this flower:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/163456/symphyotrichum_laeve2_2024-09-20_sw_michigan_usa.html" title="Symphyotrichum_laeve2_2024-09-20 SW Michigan USA"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/11710/163456_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=UEomVM1SVclNO9XfV3IreL5XEm8%3D" width="200" height="164" alt="Symphyotrichum_laeve2_2024-09-20 SW Michigan USA The central portion of this flower at a lens magnification of 3.5x<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/163447/symphyotrichum_laeve1_2024-09-20_sw_michigan_usa.html Smooth Blue Aster,Symphyotrichum laeve" /></a></figure> Smooth Blue Aster,Symphyotrichum laeve Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Symphyotrichum_laeve1_2024-09-20 SW Michigan USA

Another Aster. The top flower is about 15mm diameter. These grow wild around here.

A closeup of the center of this flower:

Symphyotrichum_laeve2_2024-09-20 SW Michigan USA The central portion of this flower at a lens magnification of 3.5x<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/163447/symphyotrichum_laeve1_2024-09-20_sw_michigan_usa.html Smooth Blue Aster,Symphyotrichum laeve

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The Smooth Blue Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve (formerly Aster laevis) is a flowering plant native to Canada, the United States, and Coahuila (Mexico). It has the common names of smooth blue aster, smooth aster, smooth-leaved aster, glaucous Michaelmas-daisy[6] and glaucous aster.

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Similar species: Asterales
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/1.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64