Annual Aster (Symphyotrichum subulatum)

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Symphyotrichum subulatum - USDA PLANTS Database
Symphyotrichum subulatum - Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Duration: Annual Origination: Native to Southeastern USAEdibility: UnknownStatus in Yard: Sparce

It's difficult to know for sure which species of Symphyotrichum this is, but my old Houston wildflower book says this is the one that crawls around Houston lawns beneath the lawnmower blades.

This aster was growing at the corner of my driveway and the sidewalk on October 19, 2014.
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