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Aster prenanthoides |
Zigzag aster
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| State Status * | CT | MA | RI | VT | NH | ME |
| SH | S2 |
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| Ecology: | Swamps, thickets, damp roadsides; Rich, damp soil. |
| Blooming Period: | September - October |
| Typical Height Range: | 2 to 4 ft. (6 to 12 dm) |
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| What to look for in the field: | |
 Capitulescence
is either in the shape of a panicle
or a corymb. Branches
are pubescent
in-lines, not widely spreading. |
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| Stems
are often bent at the nodes,
glabrous below, becoming pubescent in-lines above,
sometimes purple-tinged. |
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| Basal
and lowest stem leaves are deciduous by flowering. Mid-stem
leaves are oblanceolate, toothed, conspicuously
clasping
and constricted (narrowed) above the base; the upper leaves are similar, though less constricted or not at all. |
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| Heads
are moderately large. Involucres
are broadly vase-shaped. The phyllaries are
recurved. Rays
are pale blue-violet. Disc florets
are yellow, turning reddish. View image of involucre and
phyllaries. |
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| * State status data obtained from the NatureServe website and from published state natural heritage data. Click link for a list of state status codes. |
10/29/2009
