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Photographer: from USDA Plants website
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Family Asteraceae
Aster falcatus Lindl. var. commutatus (Torr. & A.Gray) A.G.Jones
cluster aster, white prairie aster
Aster: from the Greek aster, "a star," describing the radiate heads of the flowers
falcatus: sickle-shaped
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, less than 2' tall, hairy forb; mostly with rhizomes |
| Flower: | head 1/3"-2/3" wide with white rays; inflorescence of 1 to a few heads clustered at end of stems |
| Fruit: | dry seed |
| Leaf: | many, linear, stalkless, less than 1/4" long |
| Habitat: | full sun; prairies, meadows |
| Notes: | very similar to A. ericoides but smaller and with fewer but larger heads |
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