Aster tripolium
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Aster tripolium is a plant of northern Europe which is confined in its distribution to saltmarshes, estuaries and occasionally to inland salt works.
It is a perennial growing up to 50 cm tall with fleshy lanceolate leaves and purple ray florets flowering from July to September. The plants tend to be short-lived and populations need significant new recruitment each year from new seedlings.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Aster tripolium". Image Credit.
