Aster oolentangiensis Riddell

  • Family

    Asteraceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Aster oolentangiensis Riddell

  • Primary Citation

    Syn. Fl. West. States 55. 1835

  • Type Specimens

    Specimen 1: Isotype -- J. L. Riddell s.n., verif. E. K. Schofield, 1973

  • Description

    Description (from Fisher, T. R., 1988): Stems scabrous to nearly glabrous; leaves entire to remotely toothed, scabrous above, merely pubescent beneath, lower leaves (often missing at anthesis) long-petiolate, cordate, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, middle leaves with shorter petioles, lanceolate, tapering to petiole, upper leaves scant, becoming sessile; inflorescence open-paniculate; phyllaries linear with conspicuous diamond-shaped green area at tip, glabrous on back, ciliolate; ray flowers blue.

  • Floras and Monographs

    Aster oolentangiensis Riddell: [Book] Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.