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Photographer: from USDA Plants website
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Family Asteraceae
Aster hesperius A.Gray
Western lined aster
Aster: from the Greek aster, "a star," describing the radiate heads of the flowers
hesperius: Greek for "western" or "evening"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 2'-5' tall forb; long, colony-forming rhizomes |
| Flower: | head 1/3"-1" wide with 20-40 blue to white rays; inflorescence long, leafy clusters with many heads |
| Leaf: | only along the stem, usually entire, lance-like |
| Habitat: | moist; low areas |
| Notes: | very similar to A. lanceolatus but with leaves more often entire |
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