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PLANTS

Smooth blue aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

Plants
IntroducedHerbPerennial
Smooth blue aster, photo 1 of 5
Smooth blue aster, In flower
Smooth blue aster, In fruit
20–70 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 20–70 cm. Introduced to Québec. Grows in fields and in forests.

There are 8 observations of Smooth blue aster in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Montréal and Laval, and it has been reported in 6 of the 17 regions. They peak in September.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale2
  2. Montréal2
  3. Laval1
  4. Montérégie1
  5. Outaouais1
  6. Côte-Nord1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
FieldsHubert Figuière

Similar species

Lindley's asterSymphyotrichum ciliolatum
New York asterSymphyotrichum novi-belgii
Purplestem asterSymphyotrichum puniceum
New England asterSymphyotrichum novae-angliae
Common blue wood asterSymphyotrichum cordifolium
White panicle asterSymphyotrichum lanceolatum
Bigleaf asterEurybia macrophylla