New England aster is blooming everywhere and people are photographing it
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The purple-rayed asters lining roadsides and meadows this week are a late-season nectar stop for migrating monarchs and native bees, and planting them now or noting where they grow helps you support those insects into fall.
New England aster is a tall wildflower with purple petals and a yellow center, and it's in full bloom across the U.S. Nature watchers logged 1,363 sightings of it this past week, the same number as the week before. Fall is its moment, so it's easy to spot in fields, along trails, and in pollinator gardens.
Key Findings
1,363 iNaturalist observations of New England aster in the United States in the last 7 days
The count is identical to the previous 7 days (1,363), indicating a steady plateau in observations
It ranks among the most-observed plants in the U.S. this week
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New England aster is one of the most-photographed wildflowers in the U.S. right now, with 1,363 iNaturalist observations in the past week. That matches the prior week exactly, which suggests peak bloom is holding steady across the country.
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Trending: New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) — 1363 observations this week
New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) is a species in the family Asteraceae. iNaturalist users recorded 1363 observations of it in the United States in the 7 days before today, among the...
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