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Aster pilosus |
Heath Aster
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| State Status * | CT | MA | RI | VT | NH | ME |
| P | P | P | P | P |
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| Ecology: | Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas |
| Blooming Period: | Mid-September into November |
| Typical Height Range: | 2 to 5 feet (6 to 15 dm) |
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| What to look for in the field: | |
 Capitulescence
is in the shape of a panicle.
Robust plants may have
widely spreading and
recurved branches.
Heads are more or
less in one-sided arrays
on branches and are somewhat crowded towards the
ends of branches. |
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| Stems
are mostly straight and pubescent with variably soft or rough hairs. |
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| Basal and lower-most stem leaves are often
deciduous by
flowering. Mid- to upper stem leaves are lanceolate or
oblanceolate,
with pointed tips which bear a minute spine-like point. Leaves are
pubescent on both surfaces, and have hairs along the edges
as well. Branch leaves are similar, but smaller in size. |
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| Heads
are small to medium size, from 1.5 to 2.0 cm wide. Rays are white.
Disc florets
are bright yellow, turning reddish. Involucres are in the shape of
an upside-down bell. Phyllaries are spreading to recurved, with a
minute, spine-like point. 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
