Sea aster (Aster tripolium) - geograph.org.uk - 1011031

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Summary[edit] Description: English: Sea aster (Aster tripolium) The sea aster can be found growing in salt marshes, on rocky sea cliffs and sea walls. It has long, fleshy leaves and the loose flowerheads resemble Michaelmas daisies, to which this species is closely related. There are rayed as well as rayless varieties and only the former have long blue or white florets. The rayless form is yellow. The plant flowers well into autumn and hence provides a valuable source of nectar for late-flying butterflies such as painted lady and red admiral. Date: 18 October 2008. Source: From geograph.org.uk. Author: Evelyn Simak. Other versions: . Attribution(required by the license)Evelyn Simak / Sea aster (Aster tripolium) / CC BY-SA 2.0. Evelyn Simak / Sea aster (Aster tripolium). Camera location52° 57′ 12″ N, 1° 06′ 19″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 52.953260; 1.105300. Object location52° 57′ 12″ N, 1° 06′ 18″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 52.953360; 1.105000.