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Purple-Stemmed Aster (Symphyotrichum puniceum)

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Other common names: Purplestem Aster, Red-Stem Aster, Swamp Aster
Native
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Height: 2 to 8 ft.
Blooms: August to November
Leaf Type: toothed
Bloom Size:  1 in. (typical)
Flower Description: Individual flowers, Regular blooms, 10 or more parts
Location: Allegheny Highlands Trail
Date:  9/7/2002
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Purple-Stemmed Aster may be easily confused with:
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.

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