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This is a very common aster in shady places.

• Family: Aster (Asteraceae)
• Habitat: open woods, clearings
• Height: 1-4 feet
• Flower size: flowerheads around 1/2 inch across
• Flower color: ray flowers blue-purple, sometimes almost white; disk flowers yellow, becoming red
• Flowering time: August to November
• Origin: native