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Family: Asteraceae
Form: Semi-woody, vine-like perennial reaching 10 ft in height
Leaves: Simple, alternate, entire, sessile and clasping to stems
Stem/Bark:
Flower: Pink to lavender ray petals with yellow disks
Fruit: Achene
Comments: Of the 25 Symphyotrichum species native to Florida , only four or five are commercially available for landscape use.
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