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Aster elodes

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Name

Identification
Aster elodes Torr. & A. Gray [family ASTERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Aster novi-belgii
  • Aster elodes

Flora

Entry for Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (Linnaeus) G. L. Nesom var. elodes (Torrey & A. Gray) G. L. Nesom [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. elodes (Torrey & A. Gray) G. L. Nesom [family ], Phytologia, 77 : 287. 1995
Aster elodes Torrey & A. Gray [family COMPOSITAE], Fl. N. Amer., 2: 136. 1841
Aster novi-belgii Linnaeus var. elodes (Torrey & A. Gray) A. Gray [family COMPOSITAE]
Treatment Author(s)
Luc Brouillet
John C. Semple
Geraldine A. Allen
Kenton L. Chambers
Scott D. Sundberg†
Information
Plants relatively slender, sometimes robust, not compact. Stems usually glabrous, sometimes slightly hirsute in lines distally. Leaf blades linear-lanceolate, 10+ times as long as wide, bases subclasping. 2n = 48.
Phenology
aug (summer), sep-oct (fall)
Altitude range
0 m;
Distribution
USA Conn.USA MaineUSA Md.USA Mass.USA N.J.USA N.Y.USA N.C.USA R.I.USA S.C.USA Va.Canada N.B.
Discussion
Variety elodes is found mostly along the seashores of the Atlantic coast. More study is needed to determine the relationship of this taxon to var. novi-belgii and the exact extent of its range to the north.

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