Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in eastern Washington; eastern Washington to adjacent western Idaho.
Habitat: Streambanks and open places.
Flowers: July-September
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Conservation Status: Endangered in Washington (WANHP)
Pollination: Bees, flies, butterflies
Stout perennial from a rhizome, 4-12 dm. tall, the herbage densely soft-pubescent.
Leaves ample, the lower abruptly petiolate, often deciduous; other leaves broadly lanceolate or ovate, sessile, 6-13 cm. long and 1.5-3.5 cm. wide.
Inflorescence a panicle, the heads numerous; involucre 7-10 mm. high, the bracts pubescent, imbricate; disk flowers numerous, yellow; rays 18-30, bluish, 12-20 mm. long; pappus of numerous tawny, capillary bristles.
Achenes pubescent.
Publication: Phytologia. 77: 283. 1995.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Symphyotrichum jessicae in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WA Flora Checklist: Symphyotrichum jessicae checklist entry.
OregonFlora: Symphyotrichum jessicae information.
E-Flora BC: Symphyotrichum jessicae atlas page.
CalPhotos: Symphyotrichum jessicae photos.
USDA Plants: Symphyotrichum jessicae information.
