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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Asteraceae
Aster pilosus Willd.
awl aster, frost aster, hairy aster, white old-field aster
Aster: from the Greek aster, "a star," describing the radiate heads of the flowers
pilosus: pilosus for "soft, hairy"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1'-5' tall forb; stems usually hairy |
| Flower: | stalked head 1/2"-3/4" wide with 16-35 white rays; bracts (phyllaries) minutely spine-tipped; inflorescence very open, loose, widely-branched, leafy clusters; blooms Aug.-Nov. |
| Leaf: | lower leaves usually falling off with age; upper leaves stalkless, linear to lance-like |
| Habitat: | full sun; dry; prairies, disturbed sites; in sandy, gravelly soil |
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