Family: Sunflower (Asteraceae)
Height: 3 - 7' (90 -
120 cm)
Flower Size: Flower
head is 1 - 2" (2.5 - 5 cm) wide
Flowering Season:
August - October
Ecological Preferences:
Wet soil. It is found here only in the catch-pond
east of the Campus Center building.
Select Characteristics:
It is the largest of the 200+ species of asters in
North America. The flowerstalk is bristly-hairy and
sticky.
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