Upland White Aster.Aster ptarmicoides.
Found among rocks, in dry soil, in August.
The stalk, erect in bearing, from 1 to 2 feet in height, is single, and very slender; smooth at the foot, though rough above. Of a gray-green color.
The leaf is like a grass blade, long, and narrow, with an entire margin, and noticeable midrib; the upper surface is rough, the edge being harsh to the touch, the under surface is shining. Color, gray-green. Arranged alternately, and clasping the stalk with an upward curve.
The disc flowers are small; of a pale yellow-green. The ray flowers, 15 or 20 in number, are short, pointed; pure white. The heads are arranged in a flat-topped loose cluster.
When the disc flowers mature they turn to a light brown color; at one period of development the pale pistils are prominent. There is an individual excellence about this Aster, existing especially in the curve of its leaf.