Common name:
Sea aster
Family:
Scientific name:
Aster tripolium
Main flower color:
Range:
All coastal areas of the British Isles
Height:
Up to 90 cm
Habitat:
Coastal cliffs and saltmarshes
Flowers:
Flowerheads are up to 2 cm across; pale pink ray florets (often short-lived, so appearing to be absent), around a group of yellow disc florets, withering to reddish-brown. Phyllaries are hairless and overlapping, coloured light green with brownish margins
Leaves:
Narrow, obovate to oblong, relatively thick, hairless, with entire margins and a prominent midvein. Up to 12 cm long
Season:
July to September
Rarity:
★★★★★
