Symphyotrichum boreale (Torr. & A. Gray) A. Love & D. Love
Asteraceae
Rachel Hackett & Hillary Karbowski
RHHK626
2012-08-07
United States, Michigan, Washtenaw, Whelan Lake Fen
42.08968 -84.11335
252 meters (827ft)
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. 7m south of drainage ditch, 70m east of lake, area dominated by Cyperaceae with some Asteraceae, Thelypteris palustris, Phragmites australis. More blooming things near stream. Ground uneven but not tussocky, ground very moist and mossy. Lobelia kalmii and possibly the new Carex nearby.
Population - found singly with Carex lasiocarpa, Thelypteris palustris, and other asters.