Latin name: Symphyotrichum ascendens (Lindley) G.L. Nesom
Pronunciation: sim-fee-oh-TRY-kum as-SEN-dens
Common name: Long-leaved aster
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Meadows to 7500', mostly montane coniferous forest, San Jacinto to San Gabriel Mts and north
Blooming period: July to October
Name derivations: 1) Symphyotrichum 2) ascendens
Formerly Aster ascendens
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