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Ampelaster carolinianus

Botanic Family

Asteraceae

Author

(Walter) G.L. Nessom

Common Names

• Climbing Aster

Geographical Habitats

• Florida
• Georgia
• Mississippi
• North Carolina
• South Carolina - USA

Natural Habitats

• Swamp edge
• lake margin

Flowering Times

• Dec (USA)

Fruiting Times

Scandent perennial vine with woody base, pilose stems. Leaves to 70mm x 20mm. Terminal fascicles, blue flowers, ray florets to 20mm x 1.6mm, disc florets with corollas to 8mm & lobes to 0.6mm x 1.1mm. Brownish mottled purple or black achenes to 3mm long.

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• USDA
• Gleason & Moldenke
• Phytologia
• Jstor
• Mobot