Common name:
Beach aster
Family:
Scientific name:
Erigeron glaucus
Main flower color:
Range:
Mostly in southern England; less common in Wales and further north. An introduced species, from Oregon and California
Height:
Up to 30 cm
Habitat:
Beach margins, coastal bluffs
Flowers:
Flowerheads are formed of up to 130 narrow ray florets, whitish to pink or lavender, and a similar number of disc florets, yellow maturing to orange/brown. Phyllaries are in several rows, covered with curly white hairs and very short glandular hairs, as is the stem
Leaves:
Basal and cauline, ovate to lanceolate, greyish-green; up to 13 cm long, entire or shallowly toothed
Season:
June to September
Rarity:
★★★★★
