Flower ID: IMG_3393.JPG-09-22-2019 Flower name (scientific): Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve (Linnaeus) Á. Löve & D. Löve PY: 1982 Flower name (common): Smooth Blue Aster Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Specific epithet: Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 0.7 to 1.0 inches ( 1.8 to 2.5 cm) Petal count: 15 Color: blue or purple Other: flower arrangement, Panicle Plant description: Size: 12 to 36 inches ( 30. to 91. cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, (basal) spatulate or oblong to ovate or lanceolate-ovate, (proximal cauline) ovate or oblong-ovate to lanceolate or linear-lanceolate (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): August to October Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: How to differentiate related varieties: Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.795565 Longitude: -91.513745 Altitude: 272.30 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Waukesha, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV) In Canada: (MB, NB, ON, QC) References: