Virgulus campestris var. bloomeri(A.Gray) Reveal & Keener
Symphyotrichum campestre (formerly Aster campestris) is a species of flowering plant of the familyAsteraceae commonly known as western meadow aster.[4] It is native to much of western North America where it grows in many habitats, generally at some elevation.[3]
Description
Symphyotrichum campestre is a perennial, herbaceous plant growing to a maximum height near 40 centimeters (15+3⁄4 inches) from a long rhizome. The brown stems, leaves, and some parts of the flower heads are covered with tiny glands on tiny stalks called "stipitate glands". The leaves can be 1 to 8 centimeters (1⁄2 to 3+1⁄4 inches) long depending on their location on the plant, and linear to oval in shape. The inflorescence holds several flower heads containing many violet ray florets around a center of yellow disc florets. The fruit is a hairy cypsela.[3]
USDA, NRCS (2014). "Symphyotrichum campestre". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 6 December 2015.