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PLANTS

Giant mountain aster

Canadanthus modestus

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialPurple flowers
Giant mountain aster, photo 1 of 5
Giant mountain aster, In flower
Giant mountain aster, photo 3 of 5
91 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 91 cm. Grows in fields and near water.

There are 11 observations of Giant mountain aster in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Nord-du-Québec, and it has been reported in 2 of the 17 regions.

Through the year

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Based on observations from Ontario

Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue8
  2. Nord-du-Québec3

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
FieldsHubert Figuière
Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Purplestem asterSymphyotrichum puniceum
New England asterSymphyotrichum novae-angliae
Lindley's asterSymphyotrichum ciliolatum
Smooth blue asterSymphyotrichum laeve
Perennial cornflowerCentaurea montana
Glossy-leaved asterSymphyotrichum firmum
New York asterSymphyotrichum novi-belgii