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Photographer: Hugh H. Iltis
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Family Asteraceae
Aster ontarionis Wiegand
bottomland aster, Ontario aster
Aster: from the Greek aster, "a star," describing the radiate heads of the flowers
ontarionis: of Ontario, Canada
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1'-4' tall forb; stems evenly covered with fine, curly hairs mostly toward the top; long, creeping rhizomes |
| Flower: | head 1/3"-3/8" wide with 9-14 white rays; inflorescence of many heads along spreading branches; blooms Aug.-Oct. |
| Leaf: | lance-like, lower surface evenly hairy, basal leaves stalked, upper leaves mostly stalkless  |
| Habitat: | moist; meadows, marshes, shores |
| Notes: | very similar to A. lateriflorus but with long, creeping rhizomes and hairy lower leaf surfaces |
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