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Blue Mistflower

Conoclinium coelestinum

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Description:

This native wildflower has lovely purple blooms, attracting bees and butterflies late into the year and well after many other flowers have ceased blooming. Superficially, it resembles a common garden plant and troublesome invasive escapee, Ageratum. Blue mistflower can also spread quickly and can also become a pest.

Habitat:

Distribution
USA: AL , AR , DC , DE , FL , GA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MD , MI , MO , MS , NC , NE , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , SC , TN , TX , VA , WV
Native Distribution: NJ to s. IL & e. KS, s. to FL & TX
Native Habitat: Wood margins; stream banks; low woods; wet meadows; ditches

Notes:

Spotted in the Cohutta Wilderness Area

Reference Links:

Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) - Information on Blue Mistflower, Conoclinium coelestinum, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin

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Georgia's Waters,Wetlands and Forests

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PublishedSeptember 12, 2014

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