Putnam Park Wildflowers


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
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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:
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Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple
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     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
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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)
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