780 PLANT LIFE OF ALABAMA. 
Aster oblongifolius Nutt. Gen. 2: 156. 1818. PRAIRIE ASTER, 
Gray, Man. ed.6, 257. Gray, Syn. FIN. A. 1, pt. 2:178. Chap. Fl. ed. 3, 228. Coul- 
ter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2:194. 
Carolinian to Louisianian area. [linois and Missouri to Minnesota and Nebraska; 
Pennsylvania and Virginia south to Tennessee, west to Texas and Arkansas. 
ALABAMA: Mountain region. Central prairies. Dry banks and hillsides. Madi- 
son County, Huntsville, sunny hillsides, flank of Montesano, 1,000 feet altitude. 
» Lee County, Auburn. Tuscaloosa County. Montgomery County, in the prairies, 
Flowers azure; September, October, Infrequent. 
Type locality: “On the banks of the Missouri. ” 
Herb. Geol. Sury. Herb. Mohr. 
Aster puniceus L. Sp. Pl. 2:875. 1753. PURPLE-STEMMED ASTER, 
Gray, Man, ed. 6, 263. Gray, Syn. FIN. A. 1, pt.2:195.) Chap. FI. ed. 3, 228. 
Alleghenian and Carolinian areas. Nova Scotia and maritime Canada to the 
Rocky Mountains; New England west to Minnesota, Dakota, West Virginia, to 
northern Mlinois, mountains of North Carolina, and northwestern Georgia, 
ALABAMA: Mountainregion. Metamorphic hills. Swampy borders of woods. Lee 
County, Auburn (/.S, Farle). Flowers violet to purple; September, October, Rare; 
only locality known in the State. 
Type locality: ‘Hab. in America septentrionali.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv, Herb. Mohr. 
Aster concolor L. Sp. Pl. ed. 2, 2:1228. 1763. SOUTHERN SILKY ASTER. 
EM. Sk. 22350. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 258. Chap. FL 200, Gray, Syn. FIN. A. 1, pt. 2: 
180. 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas, Southern New England and New) York to 
southern Ohio, Tennessee, and Florida, and west to Mississippi. 
ALABAMA: Metamorphic hills to Coast plain. Dry pine woods. Mobile County, 
sandy pine ridges. ‘Tallapoosa County (/7..4. Smith). Lee County, Auburn, sterile 
hills, Rays violet; October, November. Frequent. 
Type locality: “Hab.in Virginia.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Aster gracilis Nutt. Gen. 2: 158, 1818. SLENDER ASTER, 
Gray, Man. ed. 6, 256. Chap. FI. 199.) Gray, Syn. FIN. A. 2, pt. 1: 176. Britt. & 
Br. I, FL 33378. 
Carolinian area, New Jersey, Kentucky, and ‘Tennessce. 
ALABAMA: Mountain region, Open woods. Dekalb County, Lookout Mountain, 
near Mentone. Flowers azure; September. Infrequent. 
Type locality: “In the Savannahs of Kentucky and Tennessee.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Aster adnatus Nutt. Journ. Acad, Phila, 7:82. 1834-1837. SMALL-LEAF ASTER, 
Aster microphyllus Vorr.; Lindl. in DC. Prodr. 5: 244, 1X85, 
Chap. Fl. 200. Gray, Syn. FIN. A. 1, pt. 2: 180. 
Louisianian area, Florida to Mississippi. 
ALABAMA: Lower Pine region, barren pine ridges. Mobile County, Springhill 
(Gates), Flowers violet; October, November. Not infrequent. 
Type locality: “In Alabama and West Florida. Mr, Ware.” 
Herb, Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Aster patens Ait. Hort. Kew. 3:201. 1789. SPREADING ASTER. 
Aster amplexicaulis Michx. Fl. Bor, Am. 2: 114. 1808. 
EN. Sk. 2:361. Gray, Man, ed. 6,258, Chap. Fl. 200. Gray, Syn. FL N. AL 1, pt. 
2: 180. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2: 195. 
Alleghenian to Louisianian area. New Brunswick, Ontario; Massachusetts west 
to Minnesota and Nebraska; south to the Ohio Valley, Missouri, and Arkansas, and 
from New Jersey to Florida and Texas. 
ALABAMA: Tennessee Valley to Coast plain, Dry open copses, hillsides, borders of 
woods, Cullman County. Talladega County, Rentroe; Alpine Mountain, 1,800 feet. 
Not seen in the low country. 
Type locality: ‘Native of Virginia,” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb, Mohr. 
Aster patens tenuicaulis nom. nov. SLENDER SPREADING ASTER, 
Aster patens gracilis Hook. Comp. Bot. Mag. 1:97. 1835. Not A. gracilis Nutt. 1818. 
Gray, Syn. PLN. AL 1, pt. 2:180. Coulter, Contr, Nat. Herb. 2: 195. 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Tennessee (Gattinger) to Louisiana and Texas. 
