Common Name - Flat-topped Aster
	Scientific Name - Aster umbellatus
	Family Name -  Daisy (Asteraceae)
Season	Summer and fall perennial.
Habitat	Moist places, edges of swamps, borders of woods.
Flower	Ray flowers white, head 1/2" to 3/4" wide, heads form flat clusters, ray flowers number from 7-12, disk flowers are yellow.
Leaves	Alternate, simple, entire, lance-shaped, petioles short but the leaves do not clasp the stem.
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