Aster concinnus Willd.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Asteraceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Much like no. 9 [Aster laevis L.] and perhaps only varietally distinct, but with narrower, often less evidently glaucous lvs, the principal ones only slightly or not at all clasping, often petiolate, seldom more than 2.5 cm wide and seldom less than 5 times as long as wide (petiole included in the length); infl avg more diffusely branched, with more numerous and smaller bracts, the heads mostly long-pedunculate; 2n=48. Dry woods and open places; s. Appalachian region from s. Pa. to Ga. and Ala.
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Common Names
narrow-leaved smooth aster