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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Asteraceae
Aster sericeus Vent.
silky aster, western silvery aster
Aster: from the Greek aster, "a star," describing the radiate heads of the flowers
sericeus: silky
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 8"-24" tall forb; clustered, brittle, wiry stems |
| Flower: | head 3/4"-1" wide with 15-25 violet to purple rays; inflorescence of several to many heads in widely-branched, open clusters near the ends of the branches; blooms Aug.-Oct. |
| Leaf: | pale greenish, very silky, entire, lance-like to oblong |
| Habitat: | sun; dry; prairies, cliffs |
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