THISTLE FAMILY. Ts: 
Aster laevis L. Sp. Pl. 2:876. 1755. SmMootru ASTER, 
EM. Sk. 2:352. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 259. Chap. Fl. 200; ed. 3, 220. In part. Gray, 
Syn. Fl. N.A.1, pt. 2: 188. Coulter, Contr. Nat, Herb. 2:195, in part. 
Canadian zone to Carolinian area, Canada to north latitude 53°, west to the 
Rocky Mountains; New England west to Minnesota and Nebraska, south to the Ohio 
Valley and Tennessee, and along the mountains to Georgia, 
ALABAMA: Mountain region. Dry open woods. Talladega County, Chandler 
Springs. Lee County, Auburn, September, October; not trequent, 
Type locality: ‘‘Hab. in America septentrionali, Kalm,” 
Herb. Geol. Surv, Herb. Mohr. 
Aster laevis amplifolius Porter, Mem. Torr. Club, 5:824, 1804. 
Aster laevis var. latifolius Porter, Bull. Torr. Club, 21:121. 1894. Not A. latifolius 
Desf. , 
Leaves glaucous, broadly ovate, strongly amplexicaul. 
Distribution as in the type. 
ALABAMA: Mountain region. Borders of woods, copses. Madison County, Mon- 
tesano, calcareous hillsides, about 1,000 feet altitude. Flowers cerulean blue; 
October. Apparently not frequent. 
Type locality: “Specimens of this variety exist in the Torrey Herbarium, and it 
has also been collected in the neighborhood of Easton, Pennsylvania.” 
Herb. Geol. Sury. 
Aster ericoides L. Sp. Pl. 2:875, 1753. HEATH-LIKE ASTER, 
Ell. Sk. 2:348. Gray, Man. ed.6, 260. Chap, FL 202. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 1, pt. 
2: 184. 
Alleghenian to Louisianian area, Southern Ontario and New England, west to 
Minnesota, south to Florida and Mississippi. 
ALABAMA: Over the State. Light exposed soil, fence rows, roadsides, borders of 
woods. Madison, Cullman, and Clay counties. Rays white; October, November, 
Common, 
Type locality: ‘‘Hab. in America septentrionali.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Aster ericoides pilosus ( Willd.) Porter, Mem. Torr. Club, 5: 323. 1894. 
Hairy ASTER. 
Aster villosus Michx. Fl. Bor. Am, 2:118. 1808. Not Thunb. 1800, 
Aster pilosus Willd. Sp. PI. 3: 2025, 1803. 
A. ericoides var. rillosus Vorr, & Gray, FIN. A. 2: 124. 1841. 
Gray, Man. ed.6, 260) Chap. FL. 202. Gray, Syn. PLN. ALL, pt. 2: 18d, 
Alleghenian to Louisiauian area, Ontario to Minnesota; New York, West Vir- 
ginia, Ohio, Tennessee, and North Carolina. 
ALABAMA: ‘Tennessee Valley. Coast plain. Roadsides, fence rows. Cullman 
County. Lauderdale County, Florence (MV. C. Wilson). Lee County, Auburn. Mobile 
County. Frequent north of the Coast Pine belt. 
Type locality of Aster pilosus Willd.: ‘Hab, in America boreali in regione [linoen- 
sium.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Ilerb. Mohr. 
Aster ericoides platyphyllus Torr. & Gray, Fl.N.A.2:124. 1841. 
Chap. F1. 202. Britt. & Br. I). Fl. 3:379, 
Carolinian area. Indiana to North Carolina and Georgia. 
ALABAMA: Metamorphic and Lower hills. Light sandy or gravelly soil, borders of 
fields. Lee County, Auburn (Laker §° Karle). Tuscaloosa County. Flowers white; 
October. 
Type locality: ‘‘North Carolina, Schweinitz! Mr, Curtis! Indiana, Dr. Clapp.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Molhir. 
Aster multiflorus Ait. Hort. Kew. 3: 203. 1789. MANY-FLOWERED ASTER. 
Aster multiflorus var, stricticaulis Torr. & Gray, F1,.N,A.2:125, 1841. 
EM. Sk. 2:349. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 260. Chap. Fl, 202, Gray, Syn. FI. N. A. 1, pt.2: 
lsd. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2:19, 
MEXICO. 
Canadian zone and Carolinian area, Ontario to Saskatchewan and the Rocky 
Mountains to north latitude 49 : New England, west to Minnesota, Nebraska, and 
Montana; from New York south to Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas, and 
Arizona, 
