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Common Blue Wood Aster

Symphyotrichum cordifolium (L.) G. L. Nesom

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Symphyotrichum cordifolium (Common Blue Wood Aster) is a species of perennial herb in the family Asteraceae. They have a self-supporting growth form. They are native to The Contiguous United States, Canada, and The Americas. They have simple, broad leaves, purple flowers, and achenes. Flowers are visited by Helophilus fasciatus, Toxomerus geminatus, Common Eastern Bumblebee, and Sericomyia chrysotoxoides. Individuals can grow to 5 feet.

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  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0030107
  • Definition: a fruit which develops from a carpel or gyneocium and at maturity comprises a dry exocarp, a dry mesocarp, and a dry endocarp that are connected to a seed coat by a funicle
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