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USDA NRCS |
| Botanical name: |
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (L.) G.L. Nesom |
| Common
name: |
New York aster |
| Synonomy: |
Aster novi-belgii |
| Group: |
dicot |
| Family: |
Asteraceae |
| Growth
Type: |
forb/herb |
| Duration: |
perennial |
| Origin: |
native |
| Plant
height: |
1-3' |
| Foliage: |
thick, dark green alternate leaves |
| Flower
color: |
purple rays, yellow disk |
| Flower
size: |
1-1/4" |
| Flowering/fruiting time |
August-October |
| Habitat: |
moist meadows and thickets |
| Range
in
New Jersey: |
throughout most of the state |
| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a |
| Distribution |
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| Misc.: |
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Sources
**USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 572. |
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