Eastern Mojave Vegetation Capitulum of Coll. No. 3322, Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. apricum  
 

 

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If you have a question or a comment about this photograph you may write to me at: tomas@schweich.com I sometimes post interesting questions in my FAQ, but I never disclose your full name or address. 		  Asteraceae Symphyotrichum foliaceum apricum
Scanned 19 December 2024.

Note the purple margins and tips of the phyllaries. That character suggest this is variety apricum.

Plants of Colorado
Asteraceae

Symphyotrichum foliaceum (DC.) G. L. Nesom var. apricum (A. Gray) G. L. Nesom.  Parry's Aster.

Brumley, Lake County, Colorado. Near the site of the stagecoach stop of Brumley, about 11 miles generally west on CO State Highway 82 from the town of Twin Lakes, Lake County, 135 km. southwest of Golden. 39.09496°N, 106.54296°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 3249 m. Magenta flowers just opening. Phyllary margins and tips purple. Open spot among short (1 m.) willows, with Achillea millefolium, Taraxacum ceratophorum, Geum triflorum, and Phleum alpinum.

Collected by permit: Pike San Isabel National Forest, 2024, issued: Jun 1, 2024, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 3322. 23-Jul-2024

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