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swamp aster
Symphyotrichum puniceum
Symphyotrichum puniceum (formerly Aster puniceus), commonly known as purplestem aster, red-stalk aster, red-stemmed aster or swamp aster, is an herbaceous perennial native to eastern North America. It also has several names that are now obsolete, such as early purple aster and meadow scabish.
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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 82307.