COMPOSITE FAMILY 235 



Chrysopsis latisquama. Similar to above species, but leaves 

 are woolly and toothed. Damp pinelands. Blooming in 

 spring and summer. Fla. 



Chrysopsis mariana. Heads 1 in. across. Plants 1-2 ft. 

 tall, hairy. Leaves oblong or elliptic, 1-4 in. long. Sandy 

 soil. Blooming in summer and fall. Fla. to N. Y. and La. 



Euthamia caroliniana. Heads yellow, tiny, many, in ter- 

 minal clusters. Pappus of bristles. Plants 1-3 ft. tall, 

 woody at base, branched. Leaves many, very narrow, 1-3 in. 

 long. Sandy soil. Blooming chiefly in fall. Fla. to Mass., 

 Texas, and 111. 



Solidago Chapmanii. Goldenrod. Heads yellow, small, 

 many, in terminal 1-sided panicle. Eays tiny. Pappus of 

 bristles. Stems 2-5 ft. tall, pubescent. Leaves oblong, ses- 

 sile, 1-3 in. long. Pinelands. Blooming in summer and 

 fall. Fla. 



Solidago angustifolia. Heads similar to above species. 

 Stems smooth, 3-7 ft. tall. Leaves narrow, 6-16 in. long. 

 Low grounds. Fla. to N. C. and Texas. 



Boltonia diffusa. Heads small, aster-like, terminating 

 slender branches. Disk yellow, rays white or purplish. Pap- 

 pus short scales and 2-4 bristles. Plants slender, 2-6 ft. tall. 

 Leaves narrow, entire, 1-4 in. long, very short on branches. 

 Damp soil. Blooming in fall and winter. Fla. to S. C, 

 Texas, and 111. 



Sericocarpus bif oliatus. White-topped aster. Heads small, 

 in terminal clusters. Eays white, few, disk often yellow. 

 Pappus of bristles. Plants 1-2 ft. tall, minutely hairy. 

 Leaves erect, entire, broadened upward, sessile, 1 in. long or 

 less. Pinelands. Blooming from spring to fall. Fla. to Va. 

 and La. 



Aster carolinianus. Climbing aster. Heads 1 in. or more 

 across, at ends of branches. Rays light purple or pink, disk 

 yellowish. Pappus of bristles. Stems long, usually reclining 

 on shrubs. Leaves elliptic or oblong, entire, 1-4 in. long, 

 base clasping stem. Swamps. Blooming in fall and winter. 

 Fla. to S. C. 



