Symphyotrichum greatae
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Symphyotrichum greatae (formerly Aster greatae) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae endemic to California and known by the common name Greata's aster.Template:Sfn
Description
Symphyotrichum greatae is a colonizing perennial herb growing from a long rhizome. It produces upright to erect stems usually Script error: No such module "convert". tall. The leaves are mostly oval in shape and pointed, the ones at the base up to Script error: No such module "convert". long. The leaves and parts of the stems are hairy.Template:Sfn
The inflorescence is an open array of flower heads amidst leaflike bracts. The flower head contains many pale violet to nearly white ray florets and a center of yellow disc florets. The fruit is a hairy cypsela.Template:Sfn
Distribution and habitat
Symphyotrichum greatae is endemic to the San Gabriel Mountains of Southern California, where it grows in damp areas in the canyons of the southern slopes above the Los Angeles Basin.Template:Sfn
Conservation
NatureServe lists it as Imperiled (G2) worldwide.Template:Sfn
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