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Aster ciliolatus |
Fringed Blue Aster
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| State Status * | CT | MA | RI | VT | NH | ME |
| S1 | P |
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| Ecology: | Open woods, clearings, roadsides and meadows. |
| Blooming Period: | August and September |
| Typical Height Range: | 2 to 3 feet (6 to 9 dm) |
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| What to look for in the field: | |
 Capitulescence
is in the shape of a panicle, with
spreading to
ascending
branches. Branches are
pubescent.
Heads may be few to many,
but are not crowded, and not
in one-sided arrays. |
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| Stems
may be straight or slightly bent at the nodes above. |
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| Basal
and lowest stem leaves are heart-shaped, on long petioles, often
deciduous by flowering. Mid-stem leaves are ovate, tapering to
broadly-winged, but shorter, petioles.
(They lack the characteristic
"notch" at the base which gives a leaf the shape of a
"heart".) Upper stem and branch leaves
are smaller and narrower (i.e., lanceolate), and are mostly
lacking petioles.
When petioles are present, they tend to have minute
hairs along the edges, called "cilia". |
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| Involucres
are vase-shaped, approx. 4-6 mm high. Phyllaries are narrow,
long-pointed, and slightly spreading (at least the outer ones), sometimes
purple-tinged. Rays are blue-violet.
Disc florets are pale yellow, turning
purple. View image of involucre and phyllaries. |
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| * State status data obtained from the NatureServe website and from published state natural heritage data. Click link for a list of state status codes. |
10/29/2009
