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TUFTED WHITE PRAIRIE ASTER

Class: Aster pansus
Family: ASTER FAMILY
Sub Family: Asteraceae, Compositae
Year: Perennial
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Colour: White
Height: 30 cm-1.2 m (1-4')
Each Flower: 7-9 mm (1/4-3/8") across with up to 25 narrow, white ray-petals; disc 3 mm (1/8") across and surrounded by tiny hairs; involucre 3 mm (1/8") deep with 3 rows of green bracts; flower-stems about 3 mm (1/8") long
Leaves: Many, narrow and strap-like 4-5 cm (1 1/2-2") long below, diminishing in size up the stem and branches
Stems: Woody and brownish
Blooming Period: July - September
Habitat: Dry to damp, open areas and roadsides
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