Symphyotrichum boreale (Torr. & A. Gray) A. Love & D. Love
Asteraceae
Rachel Hackett & Hillary Karbowski
RHHK622
2012-08-07
United States, Michigan, Washtenaw, Whelan Lake Fen
42.08915 -84.11332
251 meters (823ft)
Fen dominated by Carex stricta and Typha. Many Cornus and Toxicodendron vernix shrubs too. The ground is hummocky and wet. There is a lake at the center. The fen is surrounded mostly by trees and forest swamp or upland. 60m east of lake, almost directly west of Noggles Road entrance. In quaking aspen grove, dominated by Carex stricta and Thelypteris palustris with Eutrochium maculatum and Solidago. Shrubs: Cornus, Toxicodendron vernix, aspen. Ground tussocky and moist.
Population - Somewhat common. Single, 1-2 per 1m2 for 30m2.