Symphyotrichum campestre | |
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S. campestre flower head | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Tribe: | Astereae |
Subtribe: | Symphyotrichinae |
Genus: | Symphyotrichum |
Subgenus: | Symphyotrichum subg. Virgulus |
Section: | Symphyotrichum sect. Grandiflori |
Species: | S. campestre
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Symphyotrichum campestre | |
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Symphyotrichum campestre (formerly Aster campestris) is a species of flowering plant of the family Asteraceae commonly known as western meadow aster.[4] It is native to much of western North America where it grows in many habitats, generally at some elevation.[3]
Symphyotrichum campestre is a perennial, herbaceous plant growing to a maximum height near 40 centimeters (15+3⁄4 inches) from a long rhizome. The brown stems, leaves, and some parts of the flower heads are covered with tiny glands on tiny stalks called "stipitate glands". The leaves can be 1 to 8 centimeters (1⁄2 to 3+1⁄4 inches) long depending on their location on the plant, and linear to oval in shape. The inflorescence holds several flower heads containing many violet ray florets around a center of yellow disc florets. The fruit is a hairy cypsela.[3]