Bushy Aster (Aster dumosus) growing on the bank of a pond at Big Hollow Recreation Area in Des Moines county, Iowa.

Details:  Canon EOS 10D,  shutter 1/180 second, aperture f11, ISO 200, Canon EF 100 mm macro lens, Canon MR-14EX flash on

Selected References:

Bailey, Tom. "Bushy Aster." Prime Focus Iowa. <http://www.primefocus-iowa.com/BushyAster.html> (12 Sep. 2004).

Thieret John W, Niering William A, and Olmstead Nancy C. National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Eastern Region. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Plate 81, P 370.