XVirgulaster ascendens - Longleaf AsterX
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Pacific Aster -or- Longleaf Aster -or Western Aster (Virgulaster ascendens), family Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)
Another very pretty Asteraceae. The genus was Aster with the species also placed in Symphyotrichum. Per Weber, "the nomenclature of asters is in a state of flux". The plants are abundant along roadsides. Our specimen was happily rooted in an embankment along just such. This species is a genetic cross of Aster occidentalis and Virgulus falcatus.
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Plant location: Seen in Almont Colorado on September 11, 2009. GPS coordinates: N38?39.831 W106?50.868. The elevation was 8081', montane.Plant -
Bloom period: The plants can be found in bloom from early spring through fall.Foliage -
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