| Other Names | Blackweed | ||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Symphotrichum divaricatum | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Aster ( Asteraceae ) | ||||||||||||
| Composite with overlapping phyllaries (bracts)
Upright to widely sprawling, smooth annual. To 40 in. Stems one to several, often zigzag, much branched. Branches wiry, dark green or purple. Flower: Head to 5/8 inch. 20-30 white to purplish ray flowers, Disc flowers yellow. Heads solitary on ends of numerous short branches. Leaves: To 4 inch long and 5/16 in wide. Alternate, narrow. Upper leaves smaller. Commonly called Blackweed because of dark stems/branches. | |||||||||||||
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Reference: Geyata Ajilvsgi Wildflowers of Texas p. 37 | |||||||||||||
August - December
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