Blue Mistflower, Wild Ageratum, Mistflower - Conoclinium coelestinum
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Conoclinium coelestinum - Blue Mistflower, Wild Ageratum, Mistflower. Branching Aster 1' to 3' tall with opposite, almost triangle-shaped toothed leaves. Blue disk flowers but no ray flowers.
Synonym Eupatorium coelestinum.
Found in:
AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV
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Distribution of Conoclinium coelestinum in the United States and Canada:
Map courtesy of The Biota of North America Program.
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| | Site: Walker County, Ga Date: 2009-August-31 | Photographer: Gerald C Williamson | | Each flowerhead of Blue Mistflower consist of many 5-petaled disk flowers whose long stamen cause the fuzzy appearance of this flower. There are no ray flowers on this member of the aster family. | | 
| | Site: Walker County, Ga Date: 2009-August-31 | Photographer: Gerald C Williamson | | Somewhat triangular-shaped leaf of Blue Mistflower is opposite, toothed. As with most plants with toothed leaves, the depth of the "teeth" can be quite variable. Leaves are on short petioles. | | Click on the photo for a larger image
| | Site: Walker County, Ga Date: 2009-August-31 | Photographer: Gerald C Williamson | | Blue Mistflower, Conoclinium coelestinum, is typically 1' to 3' high, and may have multiple branches, each terminating at an inflorescence. | | Click on the photo for a larger image
| | Site: Walker County, GA Date: 2010-October-24 | Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D60 | | The Blue Mistflower blossoms seem to be a deeper blue this year. 2009 was a "normal" rainfall year, while 2010 had a wet spring but a VERY dry summer. Possibly that was a factor in the color. | | Click on the photo for a larger image
| | Site: Walker County, GA Date: 2010-October-24 | Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D60 | | Blue Mistflower is a late summer/early fall flower. By late October in North Georgia the flowers are giving way to seeds. | | Click on the photo for a larger image
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