October 2006

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<I>October 2006</I></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0b844400.jpg" border=0 width="68" height="64" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><I><B>Ohio Prairie Plant of the Month</B></I></div> <div> <B>Species </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#339933" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> Common Name<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" > New England Aster</FONT></div> <div> Latin Name: (New taxonomic name) <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><I>Symphyotricum novae-angliae </I></FONT></div> <div>                                           [Pronounced: "Simf-ee-oh-TRI-cum  NOV-ee-ANG-lye-ee"]</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >                          </FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#339933" FACE="Arial" >(Old taxonomic name) </FONT><I>Aster </I><I> novae-angliae </I></div> <div>                                           [Pronounced: "Aster  NOV-ee-ANG-lye-ee"]</div> <div> Type of Plant: <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#777777" FACE="Arial" >Prairie Forb</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Identification Helps:<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Moderate to tall, to 6-ft, with prominent lavender or purple flowers, often in large clusters at the top of the plant. The stem is rourhg or hairy. </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Similar Species: <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Several other asters have purple or lavender flowers, but they are not as tall nor as common.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Preferred Growing Conditions in the Wild:<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#339933" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > This common prairie forb grows in mesic to wet soils, in all but dry sand. </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Seasons of Growth and Bloom: <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >This forb blooms at the very end of the prairie blooming season, with blooms beginning typically in early September, but more prominently in late in the season into October. It is among the last prairie flowers to bloom.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Natural Distribution in Ohio:<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#339933" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > New England Aster is one of the few native prariie plants that naturally "escaped" the prairie and commonly grows in non-prairie habitats in old fields, in ditches, and other unmowed open areas.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Description and General Information: <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#330000" FACE="Arial" ><I>Symphyotricum novae-angliae</I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > is not easily overlooked. Its prominent color stands out in the fall when other prairie vegetation is beginning to fade. </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Although it would make a colorful garden plant, when used in gardens, the species tends to flop, unsupported by adjacent grasses or other vegetation.</div> <bR> <div> The genus <I>Aster</I> has recently been struck. DNA studies have shown that no Ohio species belongs in the Old World genus <I>Aster</I>. All Ohio Aster species have been given new technical names, as noted at the top for New England Aster. </div> </td> </tr></table></body>