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Photographer: from vPlants website
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Family Asteraceae
Aster cordifolius L.
common blue heart-leaved aster, common blue wood aster
Aster: from the Greek aster, "a star," describing the radiate heads of the flowers
cordifolius: in Latin means with "heart-shaped leaves"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1/2'-4' tall forb, stems mostly hairless below the inflorescence |
| Flower: | stalked heads 2/3"-3/4" wide with 8-20 blue to purple rays; inflorescence dense, conical, branched clusters |
| Leaf: | thin, stalked, oval, sharply toothed, with deep heart-shaped bases  |
| Habitat: | woods, clearings |
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