Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (L.) G.L. Nesom var. novi-belgii
Annotated by Frank Lomer, 2016.

British Columbia: Okanagan, 5 km northwest of Osoyoos Lake, 250 m southwest of Ryegrass Road bridge over Okanagan River canal. Elev. 280 m
49.112833° N, 119.568722° W,
Slough margin of old river channel, sandy substrate, with Betula, Rosa, Solidago lepida. Robust plants 1.5 m tall, rhizomatous, stems mostly smooth with some lines of septate-nodulose clear hairs; phyllaries graduated, ending in glutinous hardened callous tips, margins fringed with clear white septate-nodulose hairs; rays violet blue; lower leaves to 3 cm wide; about 100 stems scattered throughout the little meadow.

Frank Lomer 10352, 2016 Sep 29
UBC, Accession: V251438