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Fall Wildflower - Blue & Purple Gallery
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AsterCalico Common Name:
Calico Aster
 
 
Scientific Name: Aster lateriflorus

 

Habitat/Season: Successional Area / August - October

 

Comment: Native The name refers to the fact that the disk flowers are initially yellow and then turn purplish red. Therefore, the flowers on a single plant may look mottled in their different growth stages.