Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (Nutt.) G.L. Nesom
Aromatic aster, oblong-leaved aster
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8/31/2014 · New Mexico · ≈ 8 × 7″ (19 × 16 cm) 
ID is uncertain 
8/28/2014 · Eagle Nest Lake, Eagle Nest, New Mexico · ≈ 11 × 7″ (28 × 18 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Asterales | Flowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies |
| Family | Asteraceae | The aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers |
| Genus | Symphyotrichum | From Greek symphysis, “borne together or growing together, coalescing,” and trichinos, “hair, a single hair” |
| Species | oblongifolium | From the Latin oblongus, ”longer than wide,“ and folia, ”leaf“ |
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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