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Asteraceae (Compositae) - Sunflower family
Skeleton Weed Lygodesmia texana
Flower about 2" wide.; Plant grows to a little over 1 foot tall. There are 12 ray-flowers in the center that curl, split, and curl again. Stems are stick-like with nearly no leaves.
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, May 2004, May 2005
(Native of Texas - Taylor, etc.)

        

Asteraceae (Compositae) - Sunflower family
Late Purple Aster (Spreading Aster, Sky-drop Aster) Symphyotrichum patens (Aster patens)
This plant's Genus name has changed from the one mentioned in most guide books.
Purple flowers are 3/4"-1" wide with a yellow center. Leaf base wraps around red stem. Leaves on branchlets are appressed to the stem. Blooms in fall.
Photos taken in Van Zandt County, Texas, November 2006
(Native of Texas - Callahan, Brown)
See also Annual Aster    Plains Fleabane

Similar Species

Aromatic Aster Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Blue/purple or pink/white flowers with small yellow/orange center. Bush branching form. Small leaves are fragrant. Blooms in fall.
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Coleman, Brown, Coke)