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Late purple aster

Symphyotrichum patens

Also called Spreading Aster, Clasping Aster, Skydrop Aster, Late Purple Or Spreading Aster

Late purple aster
Photo: Becky, CC0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
C. & E. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Symphyotrichum patens, commonly known as late purple aster or spreading aster, is a perennial, herbaceous plant found in the eastern United States.

Where it grows

A widely distributed species, S. patens ranges from southern Maine, south and west to eastern Texas. Plants are typically found in sunny to mostly sunny sites, including open woodlands.

Other Symphyotrichum plants

Scaleleaf aster · Manyray aster · Anticosti Island aster · Western aster · Symphyotrichum bimater · Northern bog aster · Symphyotrichum bullatum · Symphyotrichum burgessii · Western meadow aster · Carneros Aster · Savanna aster · Symphyotrichum chihuahuense

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Symphyotrichum patens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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