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Photographer: Sue R. Crispin
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Family Asteraceae
Aster longifolius Lam.
long-leaved aster, long-leaved blue aster
Aster: from the Greek aster, "a star," describing the radiate heads of the flowers
longifolius: longus for "long, extended;" folius for "leaves"
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| Status: | Special Concern |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1/2' - 4' tall forb with long, creeping rhizomes |
| Flower: | head 3/8"-1" wide with 20-50 blue rays; inflorescence of a few to several heads in open, leafy clusters |
| Leaf: | mostly along the stem, stalkess and usually clasping, long and narrow, lance-like, 7 to 9 times as long as wide |
| Habitat: | moist |
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