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Large-Leafed Aster
Aster macrophyllus		  
Family Aster  (Asteraceae)
Bloom Summer, Fall
Habitat Trails, Edge of woods
Status Native
Cycle Perennial
Height 1-4 feet
Flower Open clusters of white to lavender flowers on top of the plant.  Petals form rays from a central disk which is yellow but turns red with age.
Leaf Leaves are long-stalked, large (4-8" wide) and decrease in size up the stem.  Upper leaves are stalkless.
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