Smooth blue aster (82/386)

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A dense cluster of mauve flowers of smooth blue aster dripping with drops of rain.

Scientific name: Symphyotrichum laeve
Common names: smooth blue aster, Michaelmas daisy
Location: Taupo, New Zealand
Photo ID: 24759
Tags: Asteraceae, Asterales, Canterbury Region, Compositae, flower, Introduced and Naturalised, mauve flower, Michaelmas daisy, New Zealand, smooth blue aster, South Island, Symphyotrichum laeve, Tracheophyta, vascular plants, weed
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