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Symphyotrichum × versicolor (Willd.) G. L. Nesom

late Michaelmas daisy (Asteraceae / Compositae)

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Synonym | Aster × versicolor Willd.

Symphyotrichum × versicolor, a hybrid of S. novi-belgii and S. laeve, is a fairly common garden escape; it has clasping leaves and green-tipped phyllaries, the outermost being at least half as long as the inner.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2019-01-01

 late Michaelmas daisy / Symphyotrichum × versicolor: _Symphyotrichum_ × _versicolor_, a hybrid of _S. novi-belgii_ and _S. laeve_, is a fairly common garden escape; it has clasping leaves and green-tipped phyllaries, the outermost being at least half as long as the inner.

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