236 COMPOSITE FAMILY 



Aster concolor. Heads purple, small, in raceme resem- 

 bling Liatris. Stems 12-30 in. tall. Leaves oblong" or nar- 

 row, silky, 1-2 in. long. Dry soil. Blooming in fall. Fla. 

 to Mass. and La. 



Aster adnatus. Heads violet, about % in. across, ter- 

 minating branchlets. Plants 1-3 ft. tall. Leaves oblong, 

 rough, less than y2 in. long, adnate to stem except at tips. 

 Pinelands. Blooming in fall. Fla. to Ga. and Ala. 



Aster squarrosus. Heads similar to above species. Plants 

 1-2 ft. tall. Leaves many, tiny, rough, reflexed. Dry soil. 

 Fla. to N. C. 



Erigeron vemus. Fleabane. Rays white or pale purple. 

 Heads small, aster-like, in flat-topped inflorescence termi- 

 nating slender stem 6-24 in. tall. Pappus of bristles. Leaves 

 chiefly basal, smooth, elliptic, 2-4 in. long. Damp soil. 

 Blooming in winter and spring. Fla. to Va. and La. 



Doellingeria reticulata. White aster. Rays white, few, 

 disk yellowish. Heads 1 in. or more across, stalked, in ter- 

 minal inflorescence. Pappus of bristles. Plants 1-4 ft. tall. 

 Leaves oblong or oval, 1-3 in. long, pale beneath and strongly 

 veined. Low pinelands. Blooming in spring and summer. 

 Fla. to S. C. 



Polymnia uvedalia. Leaf-cup. Heads yellow, 1 in. or more 

 across, outer involucre bracts leaf -like. Pappus none. Plants 

 3-8 ft. tall. Leaves chiefly opposite, large, 3-5-lobed, leaf- 

 stalks winged. Damp soil. Blooming in summer and fall. 

 Fla. to ]Sr. Y., Texas, and Mo. 



Berlandiera subacaulis. Florida dandelion. Heads yellow, 

 1 in. or more across, long-stalked. Rays 8-12. Pappus none. 

 Tufted plants 6-18 in. tall. Leaves oblong, deeply lobed, 2-6 

 in. long. Sandy soil. Blooming chiefly in spring and sum- 

 mer. Fla. 



Rudbeckia floridana. Cone-flower. Heads 1-2 in. across, 

 rays yellow, disk brown. Pappus none. Plants 1-2 ft. tall. 

 Leaves oblong, rough-hairy, slightly toothed, 1-3 in. long. 

 Sandy soil. Blooming from spring to fall. Fla. to Texas and 

 Ark. 



