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Photographer: Robert W. Freckmann
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Family Asteraceae
Aster macrophyllus L.
big-leaved aster, large-leaved aster
Aster: from the Greek aster, "a star," describing the radiate heads of the flowers
macrophyllus: macros for "large;" phyllos for "leaf"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1'-4' tall forb from colony-forming rhizomes |
| Flower: | head 1"-1 1/2" wide with 9-20 bluish to purple rays; inflorescence flat to round-topped, branched clusters; blooms July-Oct. |
| Leaf: | many, clustered, mostly toothed; large, broadly-oval basal leaves long-stalked with heart-shaped bases; upper leaves smaller and becoming stalkless |
| Habitat: | shade; woods, forests |
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