Aster Family Height: 16 - 40 inches September 18, 2005 This is a common wildflower in the fall. It brightens many a roadside in September. It has small white hairs and alternate leaves. Perennial Where seen: Oak Ridge
Aster Family Height: 16 - 40 inches September 18, 2005 This plant blooms in late fall. It is common growing along trails and roadsides. The leaves are silvery-looking due to the silky hairs. It was a long time before I realized this plant was NOT a type of grass! I was surprised to see the yellow flowers! Perennial
Mount Leconte, Great Smoky Mountains National Park September 1, 2006 At first glance a hiker might dismiss this as just another plain old Dandelion. I wouldn't have known what it was if I hadn't read about it in the Leconte Lodge. It grows in only the high elevations, so it takes some work to see this flower. My husband and I hiked a little over 11 miles on this trip. It was worth the aching knees to get 5 new flowers for this website and 1 new one for my lifelist! I also found this flower blooming on Roan Mountain on 10-9-06.
