What plant is that?
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Upper left photo credit: © 2018 Donald Cameron
Upper right photo credit: © David G. Smith via www.delawarewildfowers.org
Photo above and at left of text: © Francis R. Underwood 2018
The mystery plant for December is a perennial which grows 12- 25” tall. The basal leaves are large and toothed, ½ - 2” wide. The leaves along the stem are less toothed and sessile. The flowers have 4-8 white rays and 10-20 disk flowers. The achenes are sericeous. This plant grows in dry, open woods and blooms from early July to late August.
It’s. . .
Botanical Name: |
Sericocarpus asteroides |
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Common Name: |
Toothed White-topped Aster | |
Family: |
Asteraceae (Aster Family) | |
Habitat: |
Dry and open woods |