Putnam Park Wildflowers


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