Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve

PLANTS OF ILLINOIS, USA
Aster laevis L.

Det.: S.R. Hill, (ILLS) 2002 Asteraceae

ILLINOIS: DEKALB COUNTY: 41° 46’ 9.1” N.

Lat. 088° 44’ 48.4” W. Long. T. 38N, R. 4E, NE1/4
NE1/4 SW1/4 SECT. 14. Waterman. Between highway
right-of-way and active railroad (Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy) tracks. At ridge along utility line. 0.4 miles
east of junction of Illinois Route 23 and U.S. Route 30;
south side. Waterman 7.5 min. quadrangle. Elevation
750-800 feet. Dark clay-loam.

Mesic railroad prairie remnant, with Andropogon
gerardii, Sorghastrum nutans, Sporobolus juncea,
Liatris aspera. Rays blue, disk yellow; locally common
perennial herb; plants somewhat glaucous, but not
conspicuously so; several stems per plant.

Steven R. Hill, with George Rose 35014
10 September 2002