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Aster formosanus
Aster formosanus is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Taiwan, and Zhejiang, China. An uncommon perennial reaching 80 cm (31 in), it is found in well-lit situations in mixed deciduous/coniferous forests at elevations from 1,400 to 2,700 m (4,600 to 8,900 ft). Preferring sandy, damp soils, it often appears on paths and roadside verges.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 709044.