Aster (Asteraceae)
ISM Herbarium
: Prairie Herbs
: Aster (Asteraceae)
Aster novae-angliae (New England Aster)
New England Asters grow up to six feet tall in moist areas and moist to wet prairies. The one-and-a-half-inch flower head consists of about 40 purple petal-like ray flowers around a yellow disk. The plant blooms in late summer and fall. Leave are alternate, up to four inches long, and have pointed tips. This specimen includes a root ball.
Collection of the Illinois State Museum
ISM Herbarium Sheet #: 51564

ISM Herbarium
: Prairie Herbs
: Aster (Asteraceae)
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