SHOWY ASTER

Class: Aster conspicuus

Family: ASTER FAMILY

Sub Family: Asteraceae, Compositae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: Large Purple Aster

Colour: Bluish-purple

Height: 30-100 cm (12-40")

Each Flower: Up to 3 cm (1 1/4") across with from 12-35 narrow ray-petals and yellow disk up to 9 mm (3/8") across; involucre up to 1.3 cm (1/2") long with several rows of green bracts with pointed outcurved tips

Leaves: Alternate, lower ones smaller, soon becoming dried and brown; upper leaves stemless, oval-pointed with saw-toothed margins, rough on both sides, up to 18 cm (7") long, up to 7.5 cm (3") broad

Stems: Single, almost woody, sometimes hairy

Blooming Period: July - September

Habitat: Open wooded areas from lower to moderate elevations

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