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Aster novae angliae ~ New England aster

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Characteristics:
  • FACW
  • Michigan C Value: 3
  • very showy
  • rich PURPLE flower (can be PINK in SW Michigan)
  • Glands on hairs of inflorescence with expanded heads
  • leaves are lance-shaped and clasping the stem, with no teeth
  • soft hairs on stems with "sticky" glands
  • hairy but not bristly
  • aromatic
  • clump-forming
  • stout stem is bristly/hairy
  • heads up to 5.08cm wide
  • 40 to 50 rays per head
  • 2.44m high
  • damp fields and meadows
  • native
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