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Aster novi-belgii

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Name

Identification
Aster novi-belgii L. [family ASTERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Almut Gitter Jones,
Related name
  • Aster paniculatus
  • Aster novae-angliae
  • Aster puniceus
  • Aster novi-belgii
  • Aster sp.
  • Aster conduplicatus
  • Aster rolandii
  • Aster laevis
  • Aster tardiflorus
  • Aster lanceolatus
  • Aster elodes

Flora

Entry for Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (Linnaeus) G. L. Nesom var. crenifolium (Fernald) Labrecque & Brouillet [family ]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 20,
Names
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (Linnaeus) G. L. Nesom var. crenifolium (Fernald) Labrecque & Brouillet [family ], Phytologia, 82: 138. 1997
Aster foliaceus Lindley var. crenifolius Fernald [family COMPOSITAE], Rhodora, 17: 15. 1915
Aster crenifolius (Fernald) Cronquist [family COMPOSITAE]
Aster foliaceus var. subpetiolatus Fernald [family COMPOSITAE]
Aster novi-belgii Linnaeus var. crenifolius (Fernald) Labrecque & Brouillet [family COMPOSITAE]
Treatment Author(s)
Luc Brouillet
John C. Semple
Geraldine A. Allen
Kenton L. Chambers
Scott D. Sundberg†
Information
Plants robust, compact. Stems glabrous (sometimes hirsute in lines distally). Leaf blades widely ovate to oblong, 4–5 times as long as wide, bases strongly clasping. 2n = 48.
Phenology
aug (summer), sep (fall)
Altitude range
0 m;
Distribution
Canada N.B.Canada Que.
Discussion
Variety crenifolium is known from the Gaspé Peninsula and nearby New Brunswick. Reports from New England states need confirmation, as all of the material from there seen by us is var. novi-belgii or var. elodes.

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