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Aster (Asteraceae)

ISM Herbarium : Prairie Herbs : Aster (Asteraceae)

Helianthus grosseserratus (Sawtooth Sunflower)
This specimen of Sawtooth Sunflower probably measures almost five feet tall. It was collected in 1898.
Sawtooth Sunflower blooms from midsummer into fall with three-inch wide flower heads made up of a dark disk surrounded by 10 to 20 yellow ray flowers.

Collection of the Illinois State Museum
ISM Herbarium Sheet #: 51570

<i>Helianthus grosseserratus</i> (Sawtooth Sunflower)

ISM Herbarium : Prairie Herbs : Aster (Asteraceae)

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