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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Asteraceae
Hasteola suaveolens (L.) Pojark.
hastate Indian-plantain, sweet Indian-plantain
Hasteola: spear-shaped
suaveolens: sweetly-smelling
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 2'-5' tall forb unbranched to the inflorescence; stems mostly lined or grooved |
| Flower: | head white to cream, cylindrical; inflorescence a 6" flat-topped umbel with 20-40 heads; blooms July-Aug. |
| Leaf: | larger leaves arrow-shaped with wide lower lobes, sharply toothed, long-stalked; upper leaves becoming shorter, with winged stalks |
| Habitat: | wet; meadows, streambanks |
| (Glossary) |
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