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Photographer: Mark A. Wetter
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Family Asteraceae
Balsamita major Desf.
costmary, mint-geranium
Balsamita: balsam like
major: larger, greater (see minor)
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| Status: | Introduced - escaped |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 2'-9' tall, fragrant, coarse forb |
| Flower: | head 1/4" wide with yellow disk and no rays; inflorescence of many heads in flat to round-topped clusters; blooms Aug.-Oct. |
| Leaf: | when young, covered with silvery hairs, later smooth, edges with rounded teeth |
| Habitat: | roadside, disturbed areas |
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