Flower ID: IMG_5432.JPG-09-23-2020 Flower name (scientific): Symphyotrichum drummondii var. drummondii (Lindley) G. L. Nesom PY: 1995 Flower name (common): Drummond's Aster Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Specific epithet: Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 0.5 to 1.5 inches ( 1.3 to 3.8 cm) Petal count: 11 Color: blue or purple or white Other: flower arrangement, Panicle Plant description: Size: 18 to 48 inches ( 46. to 122. cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, ovate to ovate-oblong, lanceolate to elliptic or suborbiculate (FNA), basal leaves are oval-cordate; cordate below, cordate-ovate to lanceolate above (IL) 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: How to differentiate related varieties: Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.794462 Longitude: -91.495675 Altitude: 239.70 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Barron, Calumet, Clark, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Pierce, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Waukesha, Waushara) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NE, OH, OK, PA, TN, WI, WV) In Canada: References: