Scientific name: Anthophyta: Dicotyledonae: Asterales: Asteraceae: Aster oblongifolius
Common Name: Shale Barrens Aster
Country: USA
State/District: WV
County: Hardy
Date:
Photographer: E.M. Barrows
Identifier: E.M. Barrows
Collector: N/A
Location: Ridge-and-Valley Province
Keywords: A FEFT Ridge-and-Valley Province Shale Barrens Aster West Virginia Additional Information:
In West Virginia, this aster grows primarily in shale barrens (Strausbaugh and Core 1978).
Ray flowers are light purple (sometimes called rosy) and light blue violet.
Plants with both flower colors may grow adjacent to one another.
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