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Showy Aster
(Aster conspicuus)
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Form:
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16-30 feet tall. stout, erect, branching at top.
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Leaves:
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Alternate, thick rough and course toothed, to 6 inches long.
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Flpwers:
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Showy heads of many light purple ray petal flowers to
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1 inch across. A golden button center.
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Habitat:
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Course soils in open forests east of Cascades.
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Season:
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Late summer (August, September)
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