Symphyotrichum firmum
(Glossy Leaf Aster)

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               Seedpod                                           Leaf                                            Stem                                        Seed                                          Habit

Facts About this Plant:

    Common Names: Glossy Leaf Aster, Shining Aster, Shiny-Leaved Aster, Smooth Swamp Aster
    Synonyms: Aster firmus
    Lifespan: Perennial
    Zones: 3 - 8
    Type: Forb
    Bloom Time: August - October
    Status: Native
    Range:

Symphyotrichum firmum, or Glossy Leaf Aster, is native to the Northeast, Great Lakes, Appalachain area and part of Central Plains. It is a perennial that grows in swamps, bogs, moist woods and woodland edges, ditches and along roadsides. It blooms in late summer and fall with pale purple-blue flowers.

More information will be made available soon about this species and telling it apart from others.


We have a special Aster ID chart that you can access here. More species will be added to it as time allows:
Symphyotrichum (Aster) ID chart

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