Douglas Aster, also called Douglas’s Aster, is most likely found in areas that are moist and shady. A herb and a member of the Asteraceae Family, it grows by Kiosk 12. The Photo shown is the storm drain pond by the Little Red Schoolhouse (preschool). Pilchuck Learning Center’s sponsored Western Washington State University SAM Project extinction possibility is slight; abundant, native to Cascadia.
http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=Symphyotrichum+subspicatum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphyotrichum_subspicatum
https://burkeherbarium.org/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Symphyotrichum%20subspicatum
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SYSU4
https://www.plc215.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Kiosk-12.pdf
http://www.burkemuseum.org/research-and-collections/botany-and-herbarium/collections/database/results.php?Genus=Symphyotrichum&Species=subspicatum&SourcePage=search.php&IncludeSynonyms=Y&SortBy=DESC&SortOrder=Year
The color of the Douglas Aster is:
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