DRUMMOND'S ASTER
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Symphyotrichum drummondii (Lindl. ) G.L. Nesom
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[=Aster drummondii Lindl.] |
Konza Prairie, Riley County, Kansas |
Perennial |
Height: 2 - 4 feet tall |
Family: Asteraceae - Sunflower Family |
Flowering Period: September,October |
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Stems: | | Erect, stout, covered with a fine, gray pubescence above the middle. | Leaves: | | Alternate, simple, on stalks, ovate; to 5.5 inches long and 2.5 inches wide but generally smaller, rough above, finely hairy below; bases mostly heart-shaped; margins toothed; tips pointed. | Inflorescences: | | Panicle-like clusters, open, branches spreading; heads up to 150. | Flowers: | | Bracts overlapping; bases whitish; tips conspicuously green; ray florets 12-20, about 1/4 inch long, pale bluish to lavender; disk florets yellowish. | Fruits: | | Achenes, tipped with many white bristles, enclosing small seed. | Habitat: | | Openings in wooded areas, on dry or rocky soils. | Distribution: | | East third of Kansas. | Comments: | | Aster comes from a Greek word for star, in reference to the shape of the flowers. |
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