2010-10-15 Vienna XXII. district (Lobau Heisslnde - heath, 155 m AMSL).Flower.German name: Weidenblatt-HerbstasterLeaf shape and flower size plus colour is intermediary between Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (small leaves, small flowers which are usually white but may be lilac) and Symphyotrichum novi-belgii: it is the hybrid Symphyotrichum salignum. Both species are introduced (and invasive) species, as is the hybrid; in Vienna, and especially in Lobau National Park, the hybrid however is much more common than either species.
2008.09.23: Austria, Vienna, 190 m AMSL, on rail dam.Flowering in august/september.Common, invasive.German names: Weidenblatt-HerbstasterID: Fischer, Exkursionsflora 3rdFor ID see also remarks here.
2009.09.15: Austria, Vienna, 190 m AMSL, on rail dam.Flowering in august/september.Common, invasive.German names: Weidenblatt-HerbstasterID: Fischer, Exkursionsflora 3rdFor ID see also remarks here.