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Field Notes

Description:

Purple cornflower?

Habitat:

Prairie

Notes:

Good to see a fat, healthy honeybee at work!

Species ID Suggestions

Late Purple Aster

Symphyotrichum patens

Comments (1)

Purple Aster...not sure what species occurs in Iowa http://www.google.com/search?q=justicia&hl=en&biw=1920&bih=910&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=OuqRTob9FszAtgfel-GqDA&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&sqi=2&ved=0CBUQ_AUoAQ#hl=en&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=purple+aster+iowa&oq=purple+aster+iowa&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=s&gs_upl=65699l67298l2l70073l5l5l0l4l4l0l61l61l1l1l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=b32be12bc0302588&biw=1920&bih=
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PublishedOctober 9, 2011

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