Aster amellus L.
European Michaelmas Daisy
The European Michaelmas Daisy is a perennial herbaceous plant known for its late summer and autumn blooms. It features an erect, branched stem reaching 20-50 cm in height with dark green leaves that are obovate and petiolated at the base, becoming narrower and lanceolate upwards. The flowers are lilac and bloom from July through October.
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Asterales
Asteraceae
Aster
The plant contains various compounds including flavonoids, terpenoids and sesquiterpene lactones which are known to have antioxidant properties.
The plant is valued in gardens for its ornamental qualities, providing late summer and autumn color. It has several cultivars used in horticulture. Historically, it was mentioned in literature, such as in a poem by Letitia Elizabeth Landon.
July through October
20-50 cm
Lilac
Rocky limy areas, the edges of bushes and copses, sub-alpine meadows, marshy places, lake sides. It prefers calcareous and slightly dry substrate with basic pH and low nutritional value, at an altitude of 0-800 meters above sea level.
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