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Photographer: Christopher Noll
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Family Asteraceae
Aster prenanthoides Muhl. ex Willd.
crooked aster, crooked-stem aster, zigzag aster
Aster: from the Greek aster, "a star," describing the radiate heads of the flowers
prenanthoides: like Prenanthes derived from Greek prenes for "face downward" and anthos for "flower"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 8"-40" tall forb; stems often with zigzagging, hairy lines; from creeping, colony-forming rhizomes |
| Flower: | head 3/4"-1 1/8" wide with 20-35 blue to pale purple rays; inflorescence of several to many heads in open clusters with a few leaves |
| Fruit: | dry seed with lines of hairs on yellowish, fluffy pappus |
| Leaf: | mostly along the stem, spoon-shaped, toothed, narrowing before the flaring, widely winged, clasping base |
| Habitat: | moist to moderate moisture; meadows, woods, streambanks |
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