Flower ID: IMG_6553.JPG-10-26-2026 Flower name (scientific): Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (Thomas Nuttall) G. L. Nesom PY: 1995. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) sim-fy-oh-TRY-kum (or sim-fy-oh-TREE-kum or sim-fe-o-TRIK-um) Flower name (common): Aromatic Aster Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Specific epithet: Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 0.8 to 1.5 inches (2.0 to 3.8 cm) Petal count: 20 to 40 ray florets typically (can be as low as 10), disc florets 25 to 50 Color: purple Other: flower arrangement, Panicle Plant description: Size: 12 to 39 inches (30 to 100 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal and alternate, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, basal oblanceolate, proximal cauline oblong or linear-lanceolate, distal lanceolate to oblong (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): September to October Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.788617 Longitude: -91.513160 Altitude: 265.40 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Buffalo, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Eau Claire, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, La Crosse, Lafayette, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Richland, Rock, Sauk, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Washington, Waushara) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CO, DC, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym(s): Wetland Status (NC): Wetland Status (MW):