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Mertensia virginica en masse.
Mertensia virginica en masse. Photo © Mary Free

Symphyotrichum_oblongifolium_flowers_Oct_MMF

Composite flowers of Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (Aromatic
Aster) with 20–35 blue to purple rays surrounding yellow
to amber disks that mature to red-purple in October.
Photo © Mary Free

Composite flowers of Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (Aromatic Aster) with 20–35 blue to purple rays surrounding yellow to amber disks that mature to red-purple in October.

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