GREAT NORTHERN ASTER

Class: Aster modestus

Family: ASTER FAMILY

Sub Family: Asteraceae, Compositae

Year: Perennial

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Colour: Purple to violet

Height: 30-100 cm (12-39 1/4")

Each Flower: About 2.5 cm (1") across with 20-45 ray-petals; bracts on involucre are narrow, smooth, outer ones often purple-tipped

Leaves: Alternate, smooth, lance-shaped, stalkless; blades almost clasping stem

Stems: Slender, almost smooth, often reddish with branches from leaf-axis

Blooming Period: July - August

Habitat: Moist, open woodlands, often near streams and sloughs

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