Unknown Aster

I always have a difficult time figuring out the Asters (Asteraceae) this is a common one in Quebec sometimes with yellow centres & other times burgundy found at Alleyn-et-Cawood, Quebec, Canada.

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Greg Shchepanek

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Could be a Large-leaved Aster (Eurybia macrophylla)? Posted 6 years ago
1. Flown Kimmerling
  
  Lion
  
  Asters are tough, I must agree! I was just trying to key out some Symphyotrichum this morning, and I had to call it quits! Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Greg Shchepanek
    
    Lion
    
    They do make a nice photograph...but identification is a head scratcher. Posted 6 years ago
  2. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    I tried this one with the PlantNet app, in the list of suggestions, "Greek Anemone" is ranked as highest visual match, yet still only 1.2 out of 5 stars. Posted 6 years ago
3. Gary B
  
  Lion
  
  More likely Symphyotrichum ciliolatum (Lindley's Aster). Do you have any other photos of this plant's stem and leaves? Posted 6 years ago
4. 1. Greg Shchepanek
    
    Lion
    
    Thank you Gary...just have pictures of the flower. Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. Gary B
      
      Lion
      
      Probably is Lindley's Aster judging from the bracts that surround each flower head. Big-leaf aster bracts would be pale green and with rounded blunt tips. Other blue asters that grow in Ontario have bracts with flexed tips or with lance-shaped bracts or diamond-shaped bracts often with a small reddish spot at the tips.
      
      Any info on the habitat? Lindley's Aster is a common roadside and trailside species as well as growing in forests. Posted 6 years ago
    2. 1. Greg Shchepanek
        
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        Found them growing next to a dirt road. Posted 6 years ago
      2. Gary B
        
        Lion
        
        Could be Symphyotrichum ciliolatum (Lindley's Aster) but I'm going to need to find out more about the bracts in that species. When I look at the bracts I see a translucent margin on them. There's a good manual on the asters called The Asters of Ontario so I'll be going over the descriptions in there. Posted 6 years ago
        
        Gary B
        
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        Meant Quebec not Ontario back there. Thinking of the Ontario aster manual. Posted 6 years ago

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