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Aster ericoides |
Many Flowered Aster
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| State Status * | CT | MA | RI | VT | NH | ME |
| P | P | P | P | P | P |
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| Ecology: | Old fields, roadsides and disturbed sites. Dry, sandy or infertile soil. |
| Blooming Period: | September - October |
| Typical Height Range: | 2 to 4 ft. (6 to 12 dm) |
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| What to look for in the field: | |
 Capitulescence
is in the shape of a well-defined panicle, the longest branches lowest. |
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| Stems
and branches are evenly, but densely short pubescent. |
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| Basal leaves
are absent.
All but highest stem leaves are usually
deciduous
by flowering. Leaves are narrowly lanceolate to
linear, sessile,
much smaller in size on branches, spine-tipped. |
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| Heads
are very small, 0.9 to 1.5 cm wide. Rays are white. Disc florets
are yellow, turning reddish. Phyllaries
are strongly recurved,
with a distinct green patch, and spine tip. 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. |
10/31/2009
